Thelecythara mucronata

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Thelecythara mucronata
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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]

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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 south to Brazil. [2] Fossils were found in Pliocene strata of Jamaica, age range : 3.6 to 2.588 Ma. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 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