Cythara oriza

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

Cythara oriza
Drawing of a shell of Cythara oriza
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Cythara
Species:
C. oriza
Binomial name
Cythara oriza
(Hinds, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Cythara oryza Hinds, 1843 (lapsus)
  • Eucithara oriza (Hinds, 1843)
  • Mangelia oriza Hinds, 1843 (original combination)

This species is considered a nomen dubium.

Description

The whitish, smooth, shining, and acuminate shell contains seven whorls with seven prominent plicate ribs. The length of the shell attains 12 mm.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the north coast of New Guinea.

References

  • Hinds, R. B. "On new species of Pleurotoma, Clavatula, and Mangelia." Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Vol. 11. 1843.
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