Thelecythara mucronata

Thelecythara mucronata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Thelecythara
Species:	T. mucronata
Binomial name
Thelecythara mucronata (Guppy, 1896)
Synonyms [1]
Cythara mucronataGuppy, 1896

Thelecythara mucronata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.6 mm.

Distribution

T. mucronata can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the coast of Texas, United States south to Brazil. ^[2] Fossils were found in Pliocene strata of Jamaica, age range : 3.6 to 2.588 Ma. ^[3]

References

1. Thelecythara mucronata (Guppy, 1896) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 March 2010.
2. 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.
3. Fossilworks: Thelecythara mucronata

External links

• Rosenberg G., Moretzsohn F. & García E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
• "Thelecythara mucronata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.