Brachycythara galae explained

Brachycythara galae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

Distribution

B. galae can be found in the Caribbean Sea, ranging from the coast of Louisiana to Quintana Roo.^[1] and the Gulf of Mexico.

References

• Fargo, William G. The Pliocene Turridae of Saint Petersburg, Florida. 1953.
• 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. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

Notes and References

1. 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. 666.