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 ) Faber, M. J. "Marine gastropods from Cuba described by Louis Pfeiffer: type specimens and identifications with the introduction of Gibberula pfeifferi new name (Mollusca: Gastropoda)." Miscellanea Malacologica 1.3 (2004): 49-71.
Distribution This genus occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Species Species within the genus Pyrgocythara include:
Pyrgocythara albovittata Pyrgocythara angulosa Pyrgocythara annaclaireleeae Pyrgocythara astricta (nomen dubium) Pyrgocythara cinctella Pyrgocythara crassicostata Pyrgocythara danae Pyrgocythara densestriata Pyrgocythara dubia Pyrgocythara elata (Dall, 1889) Pyrgocythara emersoni Pyrgocythara emeryi † Pyrgocythara eminula Pyrgocythara fenestrata Fallon & Bouchet, 2026 Pyrgocythara filosa Pyrgocythara fuscoligata Pyrgocythara guarani Pyrgocythara hamata Pyrgocythara helena Pyrgocythara hemphilli Pyrgocythara juliocesari Pyrgocythara laqueata (taxon inquirendum) Pyrgocythara mairelae Pyrgocythara melita Pyrgocythara mighelsi Pyrgocythara nodulosa Pyrgocythara plicosa Pyrgocythara scammoni Pyrgocythara subdiaphana Pyrgocythara subtilis (R. B. Watson, 1881) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Pleurotoma subtilis M. Hörnes, 1854) Pyrgocythara trilineata (C. B. Adams, 1845) † Pyrgocythara turrispiralata Pyrgocythara urceolata Pyrgocythara vicina
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 + 1–564, 40 pls.
External links Todd, Jonathan A. "Systematic list of gastropods in the Panama Paleontology Project collections." Budd and Foster 2006 (1996) Scarponi, Daniele, et al. "Middle Miocene conoidean gastropods from western Ukraine (Paratethys): Integrative taxonomy, palaeoclimatogical and palaeobiogeographical implications." Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61.2 (2015): 327-344.
Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Mangeliidae