Cythara coniformis
Cythara coniformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Cythara coniformis | |
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| Shell of Cythara coniformis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Cythara |
| Species: | C. coniformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cythara coniformis (Gray, J.E. & G.B. Sowerby II, 1839) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mangilia coniformis Gray, J.E. & G.B. Sowerby II, 1839 | |
This species is considered a nomen dubium.
Description
The length of the shell attains 9 mm.
The thin, whitish shell is rather transparent. It is faintly plicate on the upper part of the whorls and transversely very faintly striated.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Hawaii
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References
- "Cythara coniformis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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