Pyrgocythara densestriata

Pyrgocythara densestriata
Shells of Pyrgocythara densestriata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Pyrgocythara
Species:	P. densestriata
Binomial name
Pyrgocythara densestriata (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Synonyms [1]
Mangelia densestriataAdams C. B., 1850

Pyrgocythara densestriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. ^[1]

Description

The white shell, without band, contains 10 to 12 longitudinal ribs. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba.and in the West Indies. .

References

1. Pyrgocythara densestriata (Adams C. B., 1850) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 August 2011.
2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Adams, C. B. 1850. Description of supposed new species of marine shells which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology, 4: 56–68, 109–123

External links

• Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.