Eucithara
Eucithara is a genus of small to quite large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
This genus has been a convenient dumping ground for many Indo-Pacific species. A profound study is still lacking and polyphyly probably occurs, as shown by the radulae of the few species examined.
Description
Species in this genus show a rather solid turreted-fusiform shell, sculptured by bold longitudinal ribs, over-run by dense spiral threads, and decussated by an even finer radial striatum. The aperture is as long, or longer, than the spire, fortified externally by a stout varix which ascends the previous whorl, includes a semi-circular sinus, and extends a free edge over the mouth. Within the outer lip are a series of short entering ridges, and the columella bears a corresponding series of deeply entering horizontal bars.Distribution
This genus has a wide distribution in the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the East China Sea; off Australia.Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Eucithara Eucithara abakcheutos Kilburn, 1992Eucithara abbreviata Eucithara alacris Hedley, 1922Eucithara albivestis Eucithara amabilis Eucithara angela Eucithara angiostoma Eucithara antillarum Eucithara arenivaga Hedley, 1922Eucithara articulata Eucithara bascauda Eucithara bathyraphe Eucithara bicolor Eucithara bisacchii Eucithara brocha Hedley, 1922Eucithara caledonica Eucithara capillaris Kilburn & Dekker, 2008Eucithara capillata Eucithara castanea Eucithara cazioti Eucithara celebensis Eucithara cincta Eucithara cinnamomea Eucithara columbelloides Eucithara compressicosta Eucithara coniformis Eucithara conohelicoides Eucithara coronata Eucithara crystallina Eucithara dealbata Eucithara debilis Eucithara decussata Eucithara delacouriana Eucithara diaglypha Eucithara dubiosa Eucithara duplaris Eucithara edithae Eucithara elegans Eucithara ella Eucithara eumerista Eucithara fasciata Eucithara funebris Eucithara funiculata Eucithara fusiformis Eucithara gevahi Singer, 2012Eucithara gibbosa Eucithara gracilis Eucithara gradata Eucithara grata Eucithara gruveli Eucithara guentheri Eucithara harpellina Eucithara hirasei Eucithara interstriata Eucithara isophanes Eucithara isseli Eucithara lamellata Eucithara lepidella- Eucithara lota Eucithara lyra Eucithara macteola Kilburn, 1992Eucithara makadiensis Kilburn & Dekker, 2008Eucithara marerosa Kilburn, 1992Eucithara marginelloides Eucithara milia Eucithara miriamica Hedley, 1922Eucithara monochoria Hedley, 1922Eucithara moraria Hedley, 1922Eucithara nana Eucithara nevilliana Eucithara novaehollandiae Eucithara obesa Eucithara pagoda Eucithara paucicostata Eucithara perhumerata Kilburn & Dekker, 2008Eucithara planilabrum Eucithara pulchella Eucithara pulchra Bozzetti, 2009Eucithara pusilla Eucithara ringens Eucithara rufolineata S. Higo & Y. Goto, 1993Eucithara seychellarum Eucithara solida Eucithara souverbiei Eucithara striatella Eucithara striatissima Eucithara stromboides Eucithara subglobosa Eucithara subterranea Eucithara tenebrosa Eucithara trivittata Eucithara turricula Eucithara typhonota Eucithara typica Eucithara ubuhle Kilburn, 1992Eucithara unicolor Bozzetti, 2020Eucithara unilineata Eucithara vexillum Eucithara villaumeae Kilburn & Dekker, 2008Eucithara vitiensis Eucithara vittata
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database adds the following names in current use to the list Eucithara cinnamomea cinnamomea Eucithara cithara : synonym of Eucithara coronata cithara Eucithara gracilis gracilis
- ''Eucithara gracilis striolata''