Bactrocythara cryera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Bactrocythara cryera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Bactrocythara
Species:
B. cryera
Binomial name
Bactrocythara cryera
(Dall, 1927)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangilia cryera Dall, 1927
  • Mangelia cryera (Dall, 1927)

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 2.1 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species is distributed in the Western Atlantic, mainly from Georgia to Florida, USA at depths between 538 m and 805 m

References edit

  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2015). Bactrocythara cryera (Dall, 1927). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532427 on 2017-03-11

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