Cythara triticea
Cythara triticea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Cythara triticea | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Cythara triticea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Cythara |
| Species: | C. triticea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cythara triticea (Kiener, L.C., 1840) | |
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This species is considered a nomen dubium.
Description
The length of the shell attains 10 mm.
The longitudinal ribs are oblique. The transverse striae are very fine but distinct. The inner and outer lips are both corrugated. The shell is whitish, with a broad central brown band on the back of the body whorl, which when the shell is worn appears as a spot.[2]
Distribution
This marine species was found in the Indian Ocean.
References
- "Cythara triticea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
- Kiener, L. C. "Genre Pleurotome (Pleurotoma Lam.)." Genre (1839): 1.
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