''Pyrgocythara urceolata'' is a species of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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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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Description
The length of the shell attains 7 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the
Cape Verdes
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and
Angola
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References
* Rolan, E. & J. Otero-Schmitt 1999. Argonauta, 13(1): 5–26, figs. 79–82
* Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago.'' Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
External links
American Museum of Natural History: ''Pyrgocythara urceolata''*
urceolata
Gastropods described in 1999
Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
Molluscs of Angola
Gastropods of Cape Verde
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