Anacithara conata

Anacithara conata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Anacithara conata
Original image of a shell of Anacithara conata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Anacithara
Species:
A. conata
Binomial name
Anacithara conata
(Hedley, 1909)
Synonyms[1]

Mangelia naufraga conata Hedley, 1909

Description

(Original description) The shell is shorter and broader than Anacithara naufraga (Hedley, 1909). Its color is pale brown with a chocolate peripheral band.[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland.

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References

  1. WoRMS (2015). Anacithara conata (Hedley, 1909). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435261 on 2016-12-19
  2. Ch. Hedley (1909), Mollusca from the Hope Islands, north Queensland; Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 34 p. 458
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