Mangelia pyrgota
Extinct species of gastropod
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Mangelia pyrgota is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Mangelia pyrgota | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. pyrgota |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia pyrgota J. Gardner, 1937 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 6.9 mm, its diameter 2.6 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata in the Alum Bluff Group, Florida, USA