Pyrgocythara is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
The type species is the Pliocene: Pyrgocythara eminula , which is probably the same as the Recent Pleurotoma trilineata (synonym of Cryoturris trilineata )
Distribution
This genus occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Species
Species within the genus Pyrgocythara include:
Species brought into synonymy:
- Pyrgocythara arbela : synonym of Pyrgocythara hemphilli
- Pyrgocythara balteata : synonym of Ithycythara lanceolata (nomen dubium)
- Pyrgocythara brunnea : synonym of Pyrgocythara plicosa
- Pyrgocythara candidissima : synonym of Agathotoma candidissima
- Pyrgocythara caribaea : synonym of Pyrgocythara cinctella
- Pyrgocythara cerea : synonym of Pyrgocythara hamata
- Pyrgocythara coxi : synonym of Agathotoma coxi
- Pyrgocythara fusca : synonym of Pyrgocythara cinctella
- Pyrgocythara hilli : synonym of Pyrgocythara melita
- Pyrgocythara jewetti : synonym of Pyrgocythara plicosa
- Pyrgocythara lavalleana : synonym of Cryoturris lavalleana
- Pyrgocythara luteofasciata : synonym of Pyrgocythara albovittata
- Pyrgocythara metria : synonym of Vitricythara metria
- Pyrgocythara obesicostata : synonym of Pyrgocythara guarani
- Pyrgocythara pederseni : synonym of Pyrgocythara danae
- Pyrgocythara phaethusa : synonym of Notocytharella phaethusa
- Pyrgocythara plicata : synonym of Pyrgocythara plicosa
References
- Woodring, W.P. (1928) Miocene mollusks from Bowden, Jamaica. Part II. Gastropods and discussion of results. Contributions to the geology and paleontology of the West Indies. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication, 385, vii + 1âÂÂ564, 40 pls.
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