Pyrgocythara astricta, common name the tied mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base : Pyrgocythara astricta
This species is a nomen dubium.
Description The length of the shell attains .
(Original description) The shell is somewhat fusiformly ovate. The spire is rather short, and the sutures are deep. The shell is longitudinally ribbed, with numerous ribs rather close-set. The color of the shell is whitish, encircled with a narrow brown zone.Reeve L.A. (1846). Monograph of the genus Mangelia. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 3, pl. 1–8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
Distribution This species occurs off Florida, USA
References
External links
Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus Mangelia. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 3, pl. 1-8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London