Brachycythara turrita, is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Brachycythara turrita | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Brachycythara |
| Species: | B. turrita
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachycythara turrita W.C. Mansfield, 1930
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Description edit
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Distribution edit
This extinct marine species can be found in Miocene strata of the Chotawhatchee Formation of Florida, USA.
References edit
- ^ Mansfield, Wendell Clay. Miocene Gastropods and Scaphopods of the Chotawhatchee Formation of Florida: 1911–1930. No. 2–4. Florida State Geological Survey, 1930.
External links edit
- Worldwide Mollusk Species Data Base: Brachycythara turrita
- Florida Museum: Image of Brachycythara turrita