Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Thelecythara mucronata | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
Thelecythara mucronata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
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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. Fossils were found in Pliocene strata of Jamaica, age range : 3.6 to 2.588 Ma
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