''Eucithara'' is a

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of small to quite large sea snails,

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gastropod

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s in the family

Mangeliidae Mangeliidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. Bouchet, P. (2011). Mangeliidae P. Fischer, 1883. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Reg ...

. This genus has been a convenient dumping ground for many Indo-Pacific species. A profound study is still lacking and

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probably occurs, as shown by the

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e of the few species examined.

Description

Species in this genus show a rather solid turreted-fusiform shell, sculptured by bold longitudinal ribs, over-run by dense spiral threads, and decussated by an even finer radial striatum. The

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is as long, or longer, than the

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, fortified externally by a stout

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which ascends the previous

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, includes a semi-circular sinus, and extends a free edge over the mouth. Within the outer

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are a series of short entering ridges, and the

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bears a corresponding series of deeply entering horizontal bars.

Distribution

This genus has a wide distribution in the

Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; ...

, the

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bo ...

, the

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, the

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, the East China Sea; off Australia (

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Species

According to the

World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific speciali ...

(WoRMS), the following species with accepted names are included within the genus ''Eucithara'' * ''

Eucithara abakcheutos ''Eucithara abakcheutos'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara abakcheutos Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...

'' Kilburn, 1992 * ''

Eucithara abbreviata ''Eucithara abbreviata'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara abbreviata (Garrett, 1873). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...

'' (Garrett, 1873) * ''

Eucithara alacris ''Eucithara alacris'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara alacris Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies ...

'' Hedley, 1922 * ''

Eucithara albivestis ''Eucithara albivestis'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara albivestis (Pilsbry, 1934). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1934) * ''

Eucithara amabilis ''Eucithara amabilis'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara amabilis (Nevill & Nevill, 1874). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www. ...

'' (Nevill & Nevill, 1874) * ''

Eucithara angela ''Eucithara angela'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara angela (Adams & Angas, 1864). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

'' (Adams & Angas, 1864) * ''

Eucithara angiostoma ''Eucithara angiostoma'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara angiostoma (Pease, 1868). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

'' (Pease, 1868) * ''

Eucithara antillarum ''Eucithara antillarum'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara antillarum. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ap ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara arenivaga ''Eucithara arenivaga'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara arenivaga Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Hedley, 1922 * ''

Eucithara articulata ''Eucithara articulata'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara articulata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...

'' (Sowerby III, 1894) * ''

Eucithara bascauda ''Eucithara bascauda'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara bascauda (Melvill & Standen, 1896). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://ww ...

'' (Melvill & Standen, 1896) * ''

Eucithara bathyraphe ''Eucithara bathyraphe'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara bathyraphe (E. A. Smith, 1882). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www. ...

'' (Smith E. A., 1882) * ''

Eucithara bicolor ''Eucithara bicolor'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara bicolor (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespec ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara bisacchii ''Eucithara bisacchii'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara bisacchii (Hornung & Mermod, 1929). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:/ ...

'' (Hornung & Mermod, 1929) * ''

Eucithara brocha ''Eucithara brocha'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara brocha Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies ...

'' Hedley, 1922 * ''

Eucithara caledonica ''Eucithara caledonica'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara caledonica (E. A. Smith, 1882). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://ww ...

'' (Smith E. A., 1882) * ''

Eucithara capillaris ''Eucithara capillaris'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara capillaris Kilburn & Dekker, 2008. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' Kilburn & Dekker, 2008 * ''

Eucithara capillata ''Eucithara capillata'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara capillata (Hervier, 1897). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

'' (Hervier, 1897) * ''

Eucithara castanea ''Eucithara castanea'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara castanea (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinesp ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara cazioti ''Eucithara cazioti'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara cazioti (Preston, 1905). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinesp ...

'' (Preston, 1905) * ''

Eucithara celebensis ''Eucithara celebensis'' is a small sea snail, a marine 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 comprise ...

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''

Eucithara cincta ''Eucithara cincta'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara cincta (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies. ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara cinnamomea ''Eucithara cinnamomea'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara cinnamomea (Hinds, 1843). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''

Eucithara columbelloides ''Eucithara columbelloides'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara compressicosta ''Eucithara compressicosta'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara compressicosta (Boettger, 1895). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...

'' (Boettger, 1895) * ''

Eucithara coniformis ''Eucithara coniformis'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae Mangeliidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. B ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara conohelicoides ''Eucithara conohelicoides'' is a small sea snail, a marine 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 comp ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara coronata ''Eucithara coronata'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2010). Eucithara coronata. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register ...

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''

Eucithara crystallina ''Eucithara crystallina'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara crystallina (Hervier, 1897). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mar ...

'' (Hervier, 1897) * ''

Eucithara dealbata ''Eucithara dealbata'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. Description The length of the shell attains 11 mm, its diameter 4 mm. The shell has a fusiform shape, ovally elongated, acuminate at ...

'' (R.P.J. Hervier, 1897) * ''

Eucithara debilis ''Eucithara debilis'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara debilis (Pease, 1868). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespec ...

'' (Pease, 1868) * ''

Eucithara decussata ''Eucithara decussata'' is a small sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2010). Eucithara coronata. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through ...

'' (Pease, 1868) * ''

Eucithara delacouriana ''Eucithara delacouriana'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara delacouriana (Crosse, 1869). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.m ...

'' (Crosse, 1869) * ''

Eucithara diaglypha ''Eucithara diaglypha'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara diaglypha (Hervier, 1897). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespec ...

'' (Hervier, 1897) * ''

Eucithara dubiosa ''Eucithara dubiosa'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara dubiosa (Nevill & Nevill, 1875). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www. ...

'' (Nevill & Nevill, 1875) * ''

Eucithara duplaris ''Eucithara duplaris'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara duplaris (Melvill, 1923). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

'' (Melvill, 1923) * ''

Eucithara edithae ''Eucithara edithae'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara edithae (Melvill & Standen, 1901). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://ww ...

'' (Melvill & Standen, 1901) * ''

Eucithara elegans ''Eucithara elegans'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara elegans (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara ella ''Eucithara ella'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara ella (Thiele, 1925). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org ...

'' (Thiele, 1925) * ''

Eucithara eumerista ''Eucithara eumerista'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara eumerista (Melvill & Standen, 1896). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' (Melvill & Standen, 1896) * ''

Eucithara fasciata ''Eucithara fasciata'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae. R.J. Kilburn (1992) could not find sufficient grounds to distinguish ''Mangelia fasciata'' (Gray in Reeve (1846) from Eucithara vittata (Hinds, 1 ...

'' (L.A. Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara funebris ''Eucithara funebris'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara funebris (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespec ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara funiculata ''Eucithara funiculata'', common name the corded turrid, is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara funiculata (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara fusiformis ''Eucithara fusiformis'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara fusiformis (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara gevahi ''Eucithara gevahi'' is a small sea snail, a marine 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 sn ...

'' Singer, 2012 * ''

Eucithara gibbosa ''Eucithara gibbosa'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara gibbosa (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara gracilis ''Eucithara gracilis'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara gracilis (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespec ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * '' Eucithara gradata'' (Nevill & Nevill, 1875) * ''

Eucithara grata ''Eucithara grata'' is a small sea snail, a marine 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 sna ...

'' (Smith E. A., 1884) * ''

Eucithara gruveli ''Eucithara gruveli'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1932). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

'' (Dautzenberg, 1932) * ''

Eucithara guentheri ''Eucithara guentheri'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara guentheri (G. B. Sowerby III, 1893). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http: ...

'' (Sowerby III, 1893) * ''

Eucithara harpellina ''Eucithara harpellina'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara capillata (Hervier, 1897). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marin ...

'' (Hervier, 1897) * ''

Eucithara hirasei ''Eucithara hirasei'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara hirasei. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.ph ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1904) * ''

Eucithara interstriata ''Eucithara interstriata'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara interstriata (E. A. Smith, 1876). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http: ...

'' (Smith E. A., 1876) * ''

Eucithara isophanes ''Eucithara isophanes'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. Description The length of the shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 2 mm. The small, short shell has an oval shap with a scalar spire. ...

'' (R.P.J. Hervier, 1897) * ''

Eucithara isseli ''Eucithara isseli'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara isseli (Nevill & Nevill, 1875). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (Nevill & Nevill, 1875) * ''

Eucithara lamellata ''Eucithara lamellata'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara lamellata (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara lepidella ''Eucithara lepidella'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara lepidella (Hervier, 1897). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

'' (Hervier, 1897) *''

Eucithara lota ''Eucithara lota'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara lota (Gould, 1860). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ ...

'' (Gould, 1860) * ''

Eucithara lyra ''Eucithara lyra'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara lyra (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara macteola ''Eucithara macteola'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae Mangeliidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. Bou ...

'' Kilburn, 1992 * ''

Eucithara makadiensis ''Eucithara makadiensis'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 e ...

'' Kilburn & Dekker, 2008 * ''

Eucithara marerosa ''Eucithara marerosa'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara marerosa Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinesp ...

'' Kilburn, 1992 * ''

Eucithara marginelloides ''Eucithara marginelloides'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara marginelloides (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara milia ''Eucithara milia'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. Description Distribution This marine species occurs off China. References * Philippi, R. A. "Centuria quarta testaceorum novorum." Zeitschrift ...

'' (R.A. Philippi, 1851) * ''

Eucithara miriamica ''Eucithara miriamica'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara miriamica Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespe ...

'' Hedley, 1922 * ''

Eucithara monochoria ''Eucithara monochoria'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara monochoria Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marin ...

'' Hedley, 1922 * ''

Eucithara moraria ''Eucithara moraria'' is a small sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara moraria Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' Hedley, 1922 * ''

Eucithara nana ''Eucithara nana'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara nana (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara nevilliana ''Eucithara nevilliana'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara nevilliana (Preston, 1904). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (Preston, 1904) * ''

Eucithara novaehollandiae ''Eucithara novaehollandiae'', common name the thick-lipped mangelia, is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara novaehollandiae (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: Wor ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara obesa ''Eucithara obesa'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara obesa (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.or ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara pagoda ''Eucithara pagoda'' is a small sea snail, a marine 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 sn ...

'' (May, 1911) * ''

Eucithara paucicostata ''Eucithara paucicostata'' is a small sea snail, a marine 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 compri ...

'' (Pease, 1868) * ''

Eucithara perhumerata ''Eucithara perhumerata'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 e ...

'' Kilburn & Dekker, 2008 * '' Eucithara planilabrum'' (Reeve, 1843) * ''

Eucithara pulchella ''Eucithara pulchella'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara pulchella (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara pulchra ''Eucithara pulchra'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extan ...

'' Bozzetti, 2009 * ''

Eucithara pusilla ''Eucithara pusilla'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara pusilla (Pease, 1860). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...

'' (Pease, 1860) * ''

Eucithara ringens ''Eucithara ringens'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara ringens. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia. ...

'' (Sowerby III, 1893) * ''

Eucithara rufolineata ''Eucithara rufolineata'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. Description Distribution This marine species occurs off Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island ...

'' S. Higo & Y. Goto, 1993 * ''

Eucithara seychellarum ''Eucithara seychellarum'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara seychellarum (E. A. Smith, 1884). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http: ...

'' (Smith E. A., 1884) * ''

Eucithara solida ''Eucithara solida'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara solida (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies. ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara souverbiei ''Eucithara souverbiei'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara typica (E. A. Smith, 1884). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinesp ...

'' (Tryon, 1884) * ''

Eucithara striatella ''Eucithara striatella'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara striatella (E. A. Smith, 1884). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://ww ...

'' (Smith E. A., 1884) * ''

Eucithara striatissima ''Eucithara striatissima'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara striatissima (G. B. Sowerby III, 1907). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at h ...

'' (Sowerby III, 1907) * ''

Eucithara stromboides ''Eucithara stromboides'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara stromboides (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara subglobosa ''Eucithara subglobosa'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara subglobosa (Hervier, 1897). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (Hervier, 1897) * ''

Eucithara subterranea ''Eucithara subterranea'' is a small sea snail, a marine 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 compris ...

'' (P.F. Röding, 1798) * ''

Eucithara tenebrosa ''Eucithara tenebrosa'' is a small sea snail, a marine 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 ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara trivittata ''Eucithara trivittata'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara trivittata. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ap ...

'' (Adams & Reeve, 1850) * ''

Eucithara turricula ''Eucithara turricula'' is a small sea snail, a marine 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 ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara typhonota ''Eucithara typhonota'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara typhonota (Melvill & Standen, 1901). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http: ...

'' (Melvill & Standen, 1901) * ''

Eucithara typica ''Eucithara typica'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara typica (E. A. Smith, 1884). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecie ...

'' (Smith E. A., 1884) * ''

Eucithara ubuhle ''Eucithara ubuhle'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara ubuhle Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies. ...

'' Kilburn, 1992 * ''

Eucithara unicolor ''Eucithara'' is a genus of small to quite large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae. This genus has been a convenient dumping ground for many Indo-Pacific species. A profound study is still lacking and polyphyly ...

'' Bozzetti, 2020 * ''

Eucithara unilineata ''Eucithara unilineata'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara unilineata (E. A. Smith, 1876). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://ww ...

'' (Smith E. A., 1876) * ''

Eucithara vexillum ''Eucithara vexillum'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara vexillum (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespec ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''

Eucithara villaumeae ''Eucithara villaumeae'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara villaumeae Kilburn & Dekker, 2008. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://ww ...

'' Kilburn & Dekker, 2008 * ''

Eucithara vitiensis ''Eucithara vitiensis'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara vitiensis (E. A. Smith, 1884). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (Smith E. A., 1884) * ''

Eucithara vittata ''Eucithara vittata'' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara vittata. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.ph ...

'' (Hinds, 1843) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Eucithara abyssicola'' (Reeve, 1846) : synonym of ''

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Eucithara anna'' F.P. Jousseaume, 1883: synonym of ''

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''Eucithara balansai'' J.C.H. Crosse, 1873: synonym of ''

'' (A. Adams & G.F. Angas, 1864) * ''Eucithara basedowi'' Hedley, 1918 : synonym of '' Pseudanachis basedowi'' (Hedley, 1918) * ''Eucithara biclathrata'' S.M. Souverbie in S.M. Souverbie & R.P. Montrouzier, 1872 : synonym of ''

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Eucithara brevis'' W.H. Pease, 1867: synonym of ''Eucithara coronata cithara'' (A.A. Gould, 1851) * ''Eucithara butonensis'' (Schepman, 1913): synonym of ''

Cytharopsis butonensis ''Cytharopsis butonensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Cytharopsis butonensis. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species aon 2017-04-26/ref> ...

'' (Schepman, 1913) * ''Eucithara capillacea'' (Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Eucithara chionea'' J.C. Melvill & R. Standen, 1899: synonym of''

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Eucithara citharella'' E.A. Smith, 1876: synonym of ''

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''Eucithara compta'' (Adams & Angas, 1864)synonym of ''

Marita compta ''Marita compta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Mangeliidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Marita compta (A. Adams & Angas, 1864). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...

'' (A. Adams & Angas, 1864) * ''Eucithara coniformis'' S.M. Souverbie, 1875: synonym of ''

'' (Tryon, 1884) * ''Eucithara crassilabrum'' (Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''Eucithara cylindrica'' (Reeve, 1846) : synonym of ''

Gingicithara cylindrica ''Gingicithara cylindrica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine 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 ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''Eucithara daedalea'' W.H. Pease, 1867: synonym of ''

'' (Pease, 1868) * ''Eucithara deliciosa'' K.H. Barnard, 1959: synonym of ''

Pseudorhaphitoma ichthys ''Pseudorhaphitoma ichthys '' is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Pseudorhaphitoma ichthys (Melvill, 1910). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:/ ...

'' (Melvill, J.C., 1910) * ''Eucithara effosa'' P.F. Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

'' (P.F. Röding, 1798) * ''Eucithara eupoecila'' R.P.J. Hervier, 1897: synonym of''

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Eucithara euselma'' (Melvill & Standen, 1896) : synonym of ''

Gingicithara notabilis ''Gingicithara notabilis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Gingicithara notabilis (E. A. Smith, 1888). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1888) * ''Eucithara glariosa'' (A.A. Gould, 1860): synonym of ''

Cythara glareosa ''Cythara glareosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. This species is considered a nomen dubium. Description The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 2 mm. Distribution This ...

'' Gould, A.A., 1860 * ''Eucithara guestieri'' (Souverbie, 1872): synonym of ''

'' (L.A. Reeve, 1846) * ''Eucithara hornbeckii'' L.A. Reeve, 1846: synonym of''

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Eucithara hypercalles'' Melvill, J.C., 1898: synonym of ''

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''Eucithara iota'' A.A. Gould, 1860: synonym of ''

'' (Gould, 1860) * ''Eucithara lyrica'' (Reeve, 1846 in 1843-65) : synonym of ''

Gingicithara lyrica ''Gingicithara lyrica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Gingicithara lyrica (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marine ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''Eucithara matakuana'' (Smith, 1884) : synonym of ''

'' (Crosse, 1869) * ''Eucithara onager'' (S.M. Souverbie, 1875): synonym of ''

'' (L.A. Reeve, 1846) * ''Eucithara optabilis'' G.B. III Sowerby, 1907: synonym of''

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Eucithara pallida'' (Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Eucithara pellucida'' (Reeve, 1846) : synonym of ''

Citharomangelia pellucida ''Citharomangelia pellucida'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.Gofas, S. (2015). Citharomangelia pellucida (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''Eucithara phyllidis'' Hedley, 1922 : synonym of ''

Anacithara phyllidis ''Anacithara phyllidis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.WoRMS (2015). Anacithara phyllidis (Hedley, 1922). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...

'' (Hedley, 1922) * ''Eucithara pura'' H.A. Pilsbry, 1904: synonym of ''

'' (H.A. Pilsbry, 1934) * ''Eucithara porcellanea'' (Kilburn, 1992): synonym of ''Leiocithara'' Hedley, 1922 * ''Eucithara pygmaea'' G.B. Sowerby, 1846: synonym of ''

'' (Nevill & Nevill, 1875) * ''Eucithara quadrilineata'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913): synonym of ''

Citharomangelia quadrilineata ''Citharomangelia quadrilineata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.Traits (2009). Citharomangelia quadrilineata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913) * ''Eucithara raffini'' R.P.J. Hervier, 1897: synonym of ''

'' (Smith E. A., 1876) * ''Eucithara reticulata'' (Reeve, 1846) : synonym of ''

'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''Eucithara rubrocincta'' E.A. Smith, 1882: synonym of ''

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Eucithara semizonata'' (Hervier, 1897): synonym of ''

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Eucithara signa'' J.C. Melvill & R. Standen, 1896, 1897: synonym of ''

'' (Melvill & Standen, 1896) * ''Eucithara stellatomoides'' (Shuto, 1883): synonym of ''

Antiguraleus stellatomoides ''Antiguraleus stellatomoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This cl ...

'' Shuto, 1983 * ''Eucithara subgibbosa'' (Hervier, 1897): synonym of ''

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Eucithara triticea'' L.A. Reeve, 1843: synonym of ''

'' (W.H. Pease, 1868) * ''Eucithara unifasciata'' (G.P. Deshayes, 1834) : synonym of ''

Mangelia unifasciata ''Mangelia unifasciata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. ''Mangelia unifasciata'' O.G. Costa, 1844 is a synonym of '' Mangelia vauquelini'' (B.C.M. Payraudeau, 1826) Description The length of t ...

'' (Deshayes, 1835) * ''Eucithara waterhousei'' (Smith E. A., 1884) : synonym of''

'' (Hinds, 1843) * ''Eucithara zonata'' (Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''

'' (Hinds, 1843) The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database adds the following names in current use to the list OBIS : Eucithara
/ref> * ''Eucithara cinnamomea cinnamomea'' (Hinds, 1843-g) * ''Eucithara cithara'' (Gould, 1851): synonym of ''Eucithara coronata cithara'' (A.A. Gould, 1851) * ''Eucithara gracilis gracilis'' (Reeve, 1846 in 1843-65) * ''Eucithara gracilis striolata'' (Bouge & Dautzenberg, 1914)

References

* Fischer, 1883: Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, (6): 593 * Kilburn R.N. 1992. ''Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1.'' Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575

External links

*
Powell, Arthur William Baden. "The Australian Tertiary Mollusca of the Family Turridae." Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 3.1 (1944): p. 58: ''Eucithara glabra'' (Harris, 1897)

Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77, 273-308

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