Pyrgocythara filosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Pyrgocythara filosa | |
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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: | Pyrgocythara |
| Species: | P. filosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgocythara filosa Rehder, 1943
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm.
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Distribution edit
P. filosa can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the western coast of Florida south to Colombia.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Pyrgocythara filosa Rehder, 1943. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 August 2011.
- ^ Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 667.
External links edit
- "Pyrgocythara filosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.