Pyrgocythara laqueata, common name the tied mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Pyrgocythara laqueata
Shell of Pyrgocythara laqueata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Pyrgocythara
Species:
P. laqueata
Binomial name
Pyrgocythara laqueata
(Reeve, L.A., 1846)
Synonyms
  • Mangilia laqueata Reeve, L.A., 1846
  • Pleurotoma laqueata Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

This is a taxon inquirendum.

Description

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The few ribs of the shell are stout and remote. The sinus is not very distinct. The color of the shell is dull white.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs off the West Indies.

References

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  • Reeve L.A. (1846). Monograph of the genus Mangelia. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 3, pl. 1–8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "Mangilia laqueata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.