Anacithara conata

Anacithara conata
Original image of a shell of Anacithara conata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Horaiclavidae
Genus:	Anacithara
Species:	A. conata
Binomial name
Anacithara conata (Hedley, 1909)
Synonyms [1]
Mangelia conataHedley, 1909 (superseded combination) Mangelia naufraga conataHedley, 1909

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

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.

References

1. Anacithara conata (Hedley, 1909) . 3 July 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Ch. Hedley (1909), Mollusca from the Hope Islands, north Queensland; Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 34 p. 458

External links

• Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213–359, pls 42–56
• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.