''Ithycythara'' is a
genus of small
sea snail
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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 comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Mangeliidae.
Description
The spiral
sculpture is lacking or consists of microscopic striae. There may be a peripheral keel and a few basal threads.
This genus is closely related to ''
Pseudorhaphitoma
''Pseudorhaphitoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Pseudorhaphitoma Boettger, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...
.''
Distribution
Species in this marine genus of seasnails occur in the Western Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Species
Species within the genus ''Ithycythara'' include:
* ''
Ithycythara acutangulus''
(Smith E. A., 1882)
* ''
Ithycythara altaspira''
Paulmier, 2019
* ''
Ithycythara antillensis''
Paulmier, 2019
* ''
Ithycythara apicodenticulata''
Robba et al., 2003
* ''
Ithycythara auberiana''
(d’Orbigny, 1847)
* ''
Ithycythara chechoi''
Espinosa & Ortea, 2004
* ''
Ithycythara cymella''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''
Ithycythara eburnea
''Ithycythara'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The spiral sculpture is lacking or consists of microscopic striae. There may be a peripheral keel and a few basal threads.
Thi ...
''
Paulmier, 2019
* ''
Ithycythara fasciata''
Paulmier, 2019
* ''
Ithycythara funicostata''
Robba et al., 2006
* ''
Ithycythara hyperlepta''
Haas, 1953
* ''
Ithycythara lanceolata
''Ithycythara lanceolata'', common name the spear mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 20 mm.
(Original description) Th ...
''
(C. B. Adams, 1850)
* ''
Ithycythara oyuana''
(Yokoyama, 1922)
* ''
Ithycythara parkeri''
Abbott, 1958
* ''
Ithycythara penelope''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''
Ithycythara pentagonalis''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Ithycythara psila
''Ithycythara psila'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The length of the pink-tipped, transparent shell attains 7.1 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.
(Original description) This is a ...
''
(Bush, 1885)
* ''
Ithycythara rubricata''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''
Ithycythara septemcostata''
(Schepman, 1913)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Ithycythara edithae''
Nowell-Usticke, 1971: synonym of ''
Cryoturris edithae''
(Nowell-Usticke, 1971)
* † ''Ithycythara kellumi''
Fargo, W. G., 1953: synonym of ''
Ithycythara psila
''Ithycythara psila'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The length of the pink-tipped, transparent shell attains 7.1 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.
(Original description) This is a ...
''
(Bush, 1885)
* ''Ithycythara muricoides''
(C. B. Adams, 1850): synonym of ''
Ithycythara lanceolata
''Ithycythara lanceolata'', common name the spear mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 20 mm.
(Original description) Th ...
''
(C. B. Adams, 1850)
;Extinct species:
* † ''Ithycythara defuniak''
Gardner 1938
* † ''Ithycythara elongata''
Gabb 1873
* † ''Ithycythara ischna''
Woodring 1928
* ''Ithycythara lanceolata''
Adams 1850 (Recent and fossil)
* † ''Ithycythara maera''
Woodring 1928
* ''Ithycythara psila''
Bush 1885 (Recent and fossil)
* † ''Ithycythara psiloides''
Woodring 1928
* † ''Ithycythara scissa''
Woodring 1928
* † ''Ithycythara tarri''
Maury 1910
References
* W. P. Woodring. 1928. ''Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results''. Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies
* W. P. Woodring. 1970. ''Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoining parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (gastropods: Eulimidae, Marginellidae to Helminthoglyptidae).'' United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(D):299–452
* Paulmier G. (2019). Le genre Ithycythara (Conoidea, Mangeliinae) aux Antilles françaises. Description de 4 nouvelles espèces. Xenophora Taxonomy. 25: 3-10. page(s): 8, figs 24-27
External links
Todd, Jonathan A. "Systematic list of gastropods in the Panama Paleontology Project collections." Budd and Foster 2006 (1996)*
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
Gastropod genera
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