Thelecythara mucronata

Thelecythara mucronata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Subfamily: Mangeliinae
Genus: Thelecythara
Species: T. mucronata
Binomial name
Thelecythara mucronata
(Guppy, 1896)

Thelecythara mucronata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Distribution

T. mucronata can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the coast of Texas south to Brazil.[2]

References

  1. 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.

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