genus
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sea snail
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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Mangeliidae
Mangeliidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
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type species
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Distribution
This genus occurs in the Western
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Pyrgocythara plicosa
''Pyrgocythara plicosa'', common name the plicate mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 13 mm.
Distribution
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* '' Pyrgocythara scammoni''
* '' Pyrgocythara subdiaphana''
* † '' Pyrgocythara turrispiralata''
* '' Pyrgocythara urceolata''
* '' Pyrgocythara vicina''
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Pyrgocythara arbela'' : synonym of ''Pyrgocythara hemphilli''
* ''Pyrgocythara balteata'' : synonym of '' Ithycythara lanceolata'' (nomen dubium)
* ''Pyrgocythara brunnea'' : synonym of ''Pyrgocythara plicosa''
* ''Pyrgocythara candidissima'' : synonym of '' Agathotoma candidissima''
* ''Pyrgocythara caribaea'' : synonym of '' Pyrgocythara cinctella''
* ''Pyrgocythara cerea'' : synonym of ''Pyrgocythara hamata''
* ''Pyrgocythara coxi'' : synonym of '' Agathotoma coxi''
* ''Pyrgocythara fusca'' : synonym of ''Pyrgocythara cinctella''
* ''Pyrgocythara hilli'' : synonym of ''Pyrgocythara melita''
* ''Pyrgocythara jewetti'' : synonym of ''Pyrgocythara plicosa''
* ''Pyrgocythara lavalleana'' : synonym of '' Cryoturris lavalleana''
* ''Pyrgocythara luteofasciata'' : synonym of ''Pyrgocythara albovittata''
* ''Pyrgocythara metria'' : synonym of '' Vitricythara metria''
* ''Pyrgocythara obesicostata'' : synonym of ''Pyrgocythara guarani''
* ''Pyrgocythara pederseni'' : synonym of ''Pyrgocythara danae''
* ''Pyrgocythara phaethusa'' : synonym of '' Notocytharella phaethusa''
* ''Pyrgocythara plicata'' : synonym of ''Pyrgocythara plicosa''
References
* Woodring, W.P. (1928) ''Miocene mollusks from Bowden, Jamaica. Part II. Gastropods and discussion of results.'' Contributions to the geology and paleontology of the West Indies. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication, 385, vii + 1–564, 40 pls.