Brachycythara turrita
Brachycythara turrita, is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Brachycythara turrita | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Brachycythara |
| Species: | B. turrita |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachycythara turrita W.C. Mansfield, 1930 | |
Distribution
This extinct marine species can be found in Miocene strata of the Chotawhatchee Formation of Florida, USA.
References
- Mansfield, Wendell Clay. Miocene Gastropods and Scaphopods of the Chotawhatchee Formation of Florida: 1911–1930. No. 2–4. Florida State Geological Survey, 1930.
External links
- Worldwide Mollusk Species Data Base: Brachycythara turrita
- Florida Museum: Image of Brachycythara turrita
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