Cythara striata

Cythara striata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Cythara striata
Shell of Cythara striata (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Cythara
Species:
C. striata
Binomial name
Cythara striata
Schumacher, 1817
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancellaria citharella Lamarck, 1822
  • Cythara citharella (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Daphnella (Mangilia) citharella (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Mangilia citharella (Lamarck, 1822)

This species is considered a nomen dubium.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.

The color of the shell is light yellowish brown, or yellowish white, banded narrowly and numerously with chestnut.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, the Moluccas and the Solomon Islands.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Cythara striata Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578273 on 2012-12-28
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences (described as Mangilia citharella)
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