Cythara striata
| Cythara striata | |
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| Shell of Cythara striata (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Cythara |
| Species: | C. striata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cythara striata Schumacher, 1817
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Cythara striata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
This species is considered a nomen dubium.
Description
[edit]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
[edit]This marine species occurs off the Philippines, the Moluccas and the Solomon Islands.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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
- ^ 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)