Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cytharopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Cytharopsis | |
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| Cytharopsis cancellata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Cytharopsis A. Adams, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Cytharopsis cancellata A. Adams, 1865 | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Citharopsis A. Adams, 1865 | |
Not to be confused with Citharopsis Pease, 1868, a synonym of Anarithma Iredale, 1916 (family Mitromorphidae).
The fusiform shell is acuminate. The convex whorls of the spire are cancellated with longitudinal ribs and transverse lirae. The aperture is narrow. The outer lip is varicose. The columella is sillonated. The siphonal canal is curved to the left and elongated.[2][3]
Species within the genus Cytharopsis include:
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