Eucithara

Updated on Dec 21, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Conoidea Phylum Mollusca		Class Gastropoda Family Mangeliidae Rank Genus

Similar Mangeliidae, Lophiotoma, Mangelia, Gemmula

Eucithara is a genus of small to quite large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Eucithara

Species brought into synonymy

Eucithara basedowi Hedley, 1918 : synonym of Pseudanachis basedowi (Hedley, 1918)

Eucithara cylindrica (Reeve, 1846) : synonym of Gingicithara cylindrica (Reeve, 1846)

Eucithara pellucida (Reeve, 1846) : synonym of Citharomangelia pellucida (Reeve, 1846)

Eucithara phyllidis Hedley, 1922 : synonym of Anacithara phyllidis (Hedley, 1922)

Eucithara stellatomoides (Shuto, 1883): synonym of Antiguraleus stellatomoides Shuto, 1983

Eucithara waterhousei (Smith E. A., 1884) : synonym of Eucithara coronata (Hinds, 1843)

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database adds the following names in current use to the list

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