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Thelecythara mucronata

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Thelecythara mucronata
Scientific classification Edit this 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 mucronata Guppy, 1896

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 8.6 mm.

Distribution

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
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  • 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.