| Pyrgocythara guarani | |
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| Shell of Pyrgocythara guarani | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgocythara |
| Species: | P. guarani |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgocythara guarani (d' Orbigny, 1841) | |
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Pyrgocythara guarani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Description
The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm.
The brownish shell shows sometimes narrow, lighter bands. The longitudinal ribs are prominent, rounded, crenelating the suture; There are elevated revolving lines.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Florida, USA, and Southeastern Brazil.
References
- ^ Pyrgocythara guarani (Orbigny, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
- G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- d'Orbigny. Moll. Amer. Mer., p. 445, pl. Ixxvii, f. 13, 14
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- "Pyrgocythara guarani". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pyrgocythara guarani | |
| Pleurotoma guarani | |