Brachycythara multicincta
species of mollusc
Brachycythara multicincta is a species of sea snail in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.9 mm.
Distribution
B. multicincta can be found in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Cuba.
References
Rolán E. & Espinosa J. (1999). El complejo Brachycythara biconica (C. B. Adams, 1850) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turridae) en Cuba, con la descripción de una nueva especie. Bollettino Malacologico, 34(1–4): 43–49
External links
Rosenberg, 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.
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