''Cittarium'' is a
genus
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of a
sea snails, a
marine gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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Tegulidae.
[Rosenberg, G. (2013). Cittarium Philippi, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413476 on 2013-12-10]
Species
There are two species in the genus ''Cittarium'':
* † ''
Cittarium maestratii'' Lozouet, 2002
* ''
Cittarium pica'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
* Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) ''Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined.'' Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506.
External links
Philippi, R. A. (1847). Versuch einer systematischen Eintheilung des Geschlechtes Trochus. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. 4: 3-11, 17-26Montfort_P._[Denys_de_(1808-1810)._Conchyliologie_systématique_et_classification_méthodique_des_coquilles._Paris:_Schoell._Vol._1:_pp._lxxxvii_+_409_[1808.html" ;"title="enys de">Montfort P. [Denys de
(1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. Paris: Schoell. Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808">enys de">Montfort P. [Denys de
(1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. Paris: Schoell. Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808 Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16]
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Cittarium,
Tegulidae
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