''Heterocithara'' is a genus of

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mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2012). Heterocithara. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432471 on 2012-06-29

Description

The small shell is biconical and solid. It contains numerous perpendicular riblets extending from the suture to the base These are overrun by smaller spiral cords, between which are dense microscopic hairlines. No fasciole The

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is larger than the ribs The sinus is small. Within the outer lip are a series of denticules. Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56

Distribution

This marine genus occurs off Indonesia and Australia ( New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria) Fossils have been found in Australian Tertiary strata, in Miocene strata in New Zealand and

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strata in China.

Species

Species within the genus ''Heterocithara'' include: * ''

Heterocithara bilineata ''Heterocithara bilineata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Heterocithara bilineata (Angas, 1871). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...

'' (Angas, 1871) * ''

Heterocithara concinna ''Heterocithara concinna'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Heterocithara concinna Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http: ...

'' Hedley, 1922 * ''

Heterocithara erismata ''Heterocithara erismata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Heterocithara erismata Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http: ...

'' Hedley, 1922 * † ''

Heterocithara granolirata ''Heterocithara granolirata'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Heterocithara granolirata (Powell, 1944). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Powell, 1944) * ''

Heterocithara himerta ''Heterocithara himerta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.Bouchet, P. (2010). Heterocithara himerta (Melvill & Standen, 1896). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Melvill & Standen, 1896) * ''

Heterocithara hirsuta ''Heterocithara hirsuta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class c ...

'' (De Folin, 1867) * † ''

Heterocithara laterculus ''Heterocithara laterculus'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.Marshall, B. (2015). Heterocithara laterculus Marwick, 1931 †. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' Marwick, 1931 * † '' Heterocithara marwicki'' Maxwell, 1988 * ''

Heterocithara mediocris ''Heterocithara mediocris'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Heterocithara mediocris Odhner, 1924. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...

'' Odhner, 1924 * ''

Heterocithara rigorata ''Heterocithara rigorata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Heterocithara rigorata (Hedley, 1909). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...

'' (Hedley, 1909) * ''

Heterocithara seriliola ''Heterocithara seriliola'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Heterocithara seriliola Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...

'' Hedley, 1922 * '' Heterocithara sibogae'' Shuto, 1970 * ''

Heterocithara transenna ''Heterocithara transenna'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Heterocithara transenna Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...

'' Hedley, 1922 * ''

Heterocithara tribulationis ''Heterocithara tribulationis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Heterocithara tribulationis (Hedley, 1909). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

'' (Hedley, 1909) * ''

Heterocithara zebuensis ''Heterocithara zebuensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 ...

'' (Reeve, 1846)

References

External links

Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308

Tucker, J.K. 2004 ''Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5746949 Gastropod genera