Cythara triticea

Cythara triticea
	Drawing of a shell of Cythara triticea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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)
Synonyms
	Mangilia triticea (Kiener, L.C., 1840); Pleurotoma triticea Kiener, 1840;

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

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.

External links

Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682: 1–1295.

[1] "Cythara triticea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[2] G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

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