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Cythara striata

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Cythara striata
Shell of Cythara striata (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)

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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ 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
  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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