Brachycythara Woodring 1928 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae

Full reference: W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results. Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies

Parent taxon: Mangeliidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011

See also Sepkoski 2002, Todd 2001, Ward and Blackwelder 1987 and Woodring 1928

Sister taxa: Acmaturris, Agathotoma, Bactrocythara, Bela, Bellacythara, Bellaspira, Benthomangelia, Cythara, Cytharella, Dolostoma, Eucithara, Euryentmema, Glyphoturris, Granoturris, Guraleus, Heterocithara, Ithycythara, Kurtzia, Kurtziella, Mariadrillia, Neoguraleus, Perimangelia, Platycythara, Pyrgocythara, Rubellatoma, Saccharoturris, Sorgenfreispira, Stellatoma, Tenaturris, Vitricythara, Pyrenoturris

Subtaxa: Brachycythara gibba Brachycythara reidenbachi

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection), United States (3: Florida)

• Pliocene of Jamaica (3), Panama (1), United States (1: Florida)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1), United States (3: Florida)

Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences

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