Thelecythara mucronata explained

Thelecythara mucronata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.6 mm.

Distribution

T. mucronata can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the coast of Texas south to Brazil.^[1] Fossils were found in Pliocene strata of Jamaica, age range : 3.6 to 2.588 Ma.^[2]

External links

• Rosenberg G., Moretzsohn F. & García E. F. (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. 667.
2. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=107482 Fossilworks: Thelecythara mucronata