Ithycythara rubricata
Ithycythara rubricata, common name reddish mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Ithycythara rubricata | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Ithycythara rubricata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Ithycythara |
| Species: | I. rubricata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ithycythara rubricata (Reeve, 1846) | |
This species may be an older name for Ithycythara auberiana[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm. The shell is very distantly ribbed, closely transversely striate. Its color is yellowish white to chestnut.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Florida and the West Indies.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2010). Ithycythara rubricata. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532935 on 2017-07-25
- Williams, P. 2005. Florida and Caribbean Turridae part 1: black and brown species. American Conchologist 33(2) p.30–31
- 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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External links
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
- Biolib.cz: images of Ithycythara rubricata
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