Leiocithara

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Leiocithara
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Leiocithara
Hedley, 1922
Type species
Mangelia infulata
Hedley, 1909
Species

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Synonyms [1]
  • Eucithara porcellanea(Kilburn, 1992)
  • Leiocythara [sic] (misspelling)

Leiocithara is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae. [1]

Contents

Ch. Hedley originally proposed Leiocithara as a subgenus of Eucithara for a group of smooth shells having the contour of Eucithara, but without the characteristic grain sculpture. [2]

Species

Species within the genus Leiocithara include:

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<i>Leiocithara infulata</i> Species of gastropod

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Leiocithara Hedley, 1922. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432487 on 2017-04-28
  2. ↑ Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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