Brachycythara galae
Brachycythara galae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Brachycythara galae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Brachycythara |
| Species: | B. galae |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachycythara galae Fargo, 1953 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 11 mm.
Distribution
B. galae can be found in the Caribbean Sea, ranging from the coast of Louisiana to Quintana Roo.[2] and the Gulf of Mexico .
References
- Brachycythara galae Fargo, 1953. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 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. 666.
- Fargo, William G. The Pliocene Turridae of Saint Petersburg, Florida. 1953.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 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
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