Citharomangelia richardi

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Citharomangelia richardi
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Two views of a shell of Citharomangelia richardi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Citharomangelia
Species:
C. richardi
Binomial name
Citharomangelia richardi
(Crosse, 1869)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cithara richardiCrosse, 1869 (original combination)
  • Mangilia (Cithara) richardiBouge & Dautzenberg, 1914
  • Mangilia cinnamomea peraffinisPilsbry, 1904

Citharomangelia richardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 9 mm.

The shell has a biconic-fusiform shape. It shows 7-9 axial ribs on the later whorls. The spiral striae can only be seen under a lens. The outer lip has 9-12 plicae, with the posterior one nodiform. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Mozambique; also off Japan and New Caledonia.

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