Brachycythara alba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Brachycythara alba
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Brachycythara
Species:
B. alba
Binomial name
Brachycythara alba
(Adams C. B., 1850)
Synonyms[1]

Mangelia alba Adams C. B., 1850

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

References

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  • 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
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  • "Brachycythara biconica alba". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
  • Espinosa, José, et al. "Moluscos marinos. Reserva de la Biosfera de la Península de Guanahacabibes." Instituto de Oceanología, La Habana, Cuba (2012).
  • MNHN, Paris: Brachycythara alba