| Heterocithara | |
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| Shell of Heterocithara himerta (museum specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Heterocithara Hedley, 1922 |
| Type species | |
| Clathurella bilineata Angas, 1871 | |
| Species | |
See text | |
Heterocithara is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae. [1]
The small shell is biconical and solid. It contains numerous perpendicular riblets extending from the suture to the base These are overrun by smaller spiral cords, between which are dense microscopic hairlines. No fasciole The varix is larger than the ribs The sinus is small. Within the outer lip are a series of denticules. [2]
This marine genus occurs off Indonesia and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria)
Fossils have been found in Australian Tertiary strata, in Miocene strata in New Zealand and Quaternary strata in China.
Species within the genus Heterocithara include:
Mangeliidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
Asperdaphne is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Exomilus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Austrodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.
Marita is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Guraleus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Scrinium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitromorphidae, in the superfamily Conoidea the cone snails and their allies.
Antiguraleus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Pseudorhaphitoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Filodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Anacithara is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.
Leiocithara is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Heterocithara bilineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Heterocithara concinna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Heterocithara erismata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Heterocithara rigorata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Heterocithara transenna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Heterocithara tribulationis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Macteola is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Paraguraleus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
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