Pyrgocythara cinctella (L. Pfeiffer 1840)

Pyrgocythara cinctella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.9 mm.

Distribution

P. cinctella can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from the coast of Campeche to Brazil.;^[2] in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

References

• G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 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
• Faber, M.J. (2004) Marine gastropods from Cuba described by Louis Pfeiffer: type specimens and identifications with the introduction of Gibberula pfeifferi new name (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Miscellanea Malacologica, 1, 49–71