Eucithara

Eucithara
Shell of Eucithara vexillum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Eucithara
Fischer, 1883
Type species
Mangelia stromboides Reeve, 1846
Species

See text

Eucithara is a genus of small to quite large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

This genus has been a convenient dumping ground for many Indo-Pacific species. A profound study is still lacking and polyphyly probably occurs, as shown by the radulae of the few species examined.[2]

Description

Species in this genus show a rather solid turreted-fusiform shell, sculptured by bold longitudinal ribs, over-run by dense spiral threads, and decussated by an even finer radial striatum. The aperture is as long, or longer, than the spire, fortified externally by a stout varix which ascends the previous whorl, includes a semi-circular sinus, and extends a free edge over the mouth. Within the outer lip are a series of short entering ridges, and the columella bears a corresponding series of deeply entering horizontal bars.[3]

Distribution

This genus has a wide distribution in the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the East China Sea; off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia).

Species

Shells of Eucithara coronata

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Eucithara [4]

Species brought into synonymy

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database adds the following names in current use to the list [5]

    • Eucithara cinnamomea cinnamomea (Hinds, 1843-g)
  • Eucithara cithara (Gould, 1851): synonym of Eucithara coronata cithara (A.A. Gould, 1851)
    • Eucithara gracilis gracilis (Reeve, 1846 in 1843-65)
    • Eucithara gracilis striolata (Bouge & Dautzenberg, 1914)

References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2011). Eucithara Fischer, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204626 on 2011-08-07
  2. ↑ Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575
  3. ↑ Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ WoRMS: Eucithara; accessed : 7 August 2011
  5. ↑ OBIS : Eucithara
  • Fischer, 1883: Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, (6): 593
  • Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575
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