Shells of
Eucithara coronata
Eucithara is a genus of small to quite large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
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 (Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia).
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Eucithara [4]
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Eucithara abakcheutos Kilburn, 1992
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Eucithara abbreviata (Garrett, 1873)
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Eucithara alacris Hedley, 1922
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Eucithara albivestis (Pilsbry, 1934)
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Eucithara amabilis (Nevill & Nevill, 1874)
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Eucithara angela (Adams & Angas, 1864)
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Eucithara angiostoma (Pease, 1868)
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Eucithara antillarum (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara arenivaga Hedley, 1922
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Eucithara articulata (Sowerby III, 1894)
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Eucithara bascauda (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
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Eucithara bathyraphe (Smith E. A., 1882)
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Eucithara bicolor (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara bisacchii (Hornung & Mermod, 1929)
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Eucithara brocha Hedley, 1922
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Eucithara caledonica (Smith E. A., 1882)
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Eucithara capillaris Kilburn & Dekker, 2008
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Eucithara capillata (Hervier, 1897)
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Eucithara castanea (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara cazioti (Preston, 1905)
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Eucithara celebensis (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara cincta (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara cinnamomea (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara columbelloides (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara compressicosta (Boettger, 1895)
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Eucithara coniformis (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara conohelicoides (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara coronata (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara crystallina (Hervier, 1897)
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Eucithara dealbata (R.P.J. Hervier, 1897)
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Eucithara debilis (Pease, 1868)
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Eucithara decussata (Pease, 1868)
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Eucithara delacouriana (Crosse, 1869)
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Eucithara diaglypha (Hervier, 1897)
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Eucithara dubiosa (Nevill & Nevill, 1875)
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Eucithara duplaris (Melvill, 1923)
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Eucithara edithae (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
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Eucithara elegans (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara ella (Thiele, 1925)
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Eucithara eumerista (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
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Eucithara fasciata (L.A. Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara funebris (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara funiculata (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara fusiformis (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara gevahi Singer, 2012
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Eucithara gibbosa (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara gracilis (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara gradata (Nevill & Nevill, 1875)
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Eucithara grata (Smith E. A., 1884)
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Eucithara gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1932)
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Eucithara guentheri (Sowerby III, 1893)
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Eucithara harpellina (Hervier, 1897)
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Eucithara hirasei (Pilsbry, 1904)
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Eucithara interstriata (Smith E. A., 1876)
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Eucithara isophanes (R.P.J. Hervier, 1897)
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Eucithara isseli (Nevill & Nevill, 1875)
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Eucithara lamellata (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara lepidella (Hervier, 1897)
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Eucithara lota (Gould, 1860)
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Eucithara lyra (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara macteola Kilburn, 1992
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Eucithara makadiensis Kilburn & Dekker, 2008
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Eucithara marerosa Kilburn, 1992
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Eucithara marginelloides (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara milia (R.A. Philippi, 1851)
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Eucithara miriamica Hedley, 1922
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Eucithara monochoria Hedley, 1922
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Eucithara moraria Hedley, 1922
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Eucithara nana (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara nevilliana (Preston, 1904)
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Eucithara novaehollandiae (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara obesa (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara pagoda (May, 1911)
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Eucithara paucicostata (Pease, 1868)
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Eucithara perhumerata Kilburn & Dekker, 2008
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Eucithara planilabrum (Reeve, 1843)
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Eucithara pulchella (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara pulchra Bozzetti, 2009
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Eucithara pusilla (Pease, 1860)
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Eucithara ringens (Sowerby III, 1893)
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Eucithara rufolineata S. Higo & Y. Goto, 1993
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Eucithara seychellarum (Smith E. A., 1884)
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Eucithara solida (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara souverbiei (Tryon, 1884)
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Eucithara striatella (Smith E. A., 1884)
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Eucithara striatissima (Sowerby III, 1907)
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Eucithara stromboides (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara subglobosa (Hervier, 1897)
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Eucithara subterranea (P.F. Röding, 1798)
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Eucithara tenebrosa (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara trivittata (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
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Eucithara turricula (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara typhonota (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
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Eucithara typica (Smith E. A., 1884)
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Eucithara ubuhle Kilburn, 1992
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Eucithara unicolor Bozzetti, 2020
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Eucithara unilineata (Smith E. A., 1876)
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Eucithara vexillum (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara villaumeae Kilburn & Dekker, 2008
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Eucithara vitiensis (Smith E. A., 1884)
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Eucithara vittata (Hinds, 1843)
- Species brought into synonymy
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Eucithara abyssicola (Reeve, 1846) : synonym of Eucithara vittata (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara anna F.P. Jousseaume, 1883: synonym of Eucithara novaehollandiae (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara balansai J.C.H. Crosse, 1873: synonym of Eucithara angela (A. Adams & G.F. Angas, 1864)
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Eucithara basedowi Hedley, 1918 : synonym of Pseudanachis basedowi (Hedley, 1918)
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Eucithara biclathrata S.M. Souverbie in S.M. Souverbie & R.P. Montrouzier, 1872 : synonym of Eucithara vittata (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara brevis W.H. Pease, 1867: synonym of Eucithara coronata cithara (A.A. Gould, 1851)
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Eucithara butonensis (Schepman, 1913): synonym of Cytharopsis butonensis (Schepman, 1913)
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Eucithara capillacea (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Eucithara coronata (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara chionea J.C. Melvill & R. Standen, 1899: synonym of Eucithara coronata (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara citharella E.A. Smith, 1876: synonym of Eucithara lyra (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara compta (Adams & Angas, 1864)synonym of Marita compta (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
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Eucithara coniformis S.M. Souverbie, 1875: synonym of Eucithara souverbiei (Tryon, 1884)
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Eucithara crassilabrum (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Eucithara novaehollandiae (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara cylindrica (Reeve, 1846) : synonym of Gingicithara cylindrica (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara daedalea W.H. Pease, 1867: synonym of Eucithara debilis (Pease, 1868)
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Eucithara deliciosa K.H. Barnard, 1959: synonym of Pseudorhaphitoma ichthys (Melvill, J.C., 1910)
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Eucithara effosa P.F. Röding, 1798: synonym of Eucithara subterranea (P.F. Röding, 1798)
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Eucithara eupoecila R.P.J. Hervier, 1897: synonym of Eucithara coronata (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara euselma (Melvill & Standen, 1896) : synonym of Gingicithara notabilis (E. A. Smith, 1888)
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Eucithara glariosa (A.A. Gould, 1860): synonym of Cythara glareosa Gould, A.A., 1860
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Eucithara guestieri (Souverbie, 1872): synonym of Eucithara novaehollandiae (L.A. Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara hornbeckii L.A. Reeve, 1846: synonym of Eucithara coronata (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara hypercalles Melvill, J.C., 1898: synonym of Eucithara fusiformis (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara iota A.A. Gould, 1860: synonym of Eucithara lota (Gould, 1860)
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Eucithara lyrica (Reeve, 1846 in 1843-65) : synonym of Gingicithara lyrica (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara matakuana (Smith, 1884) : synonym of Eucithara delacouriana (Crosse, 1869)
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Eucithara onager (S.M. Souverbie, 1875): synonym of Eucithara conohelicoides (L.A. Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara optabilis G.B. III Sowerby, 1907: synonym of Eucithara coronata (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara pallida (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Eucithara coronata (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara pellucida (Reeve, 1846) : synonym of Citharomangelia pellucida (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara phyllidis Hedley, 1922 : synonym of Anacithara phyllidis (Hedley, 1922)
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Eucithara pura H.A. Pilsbry, 1904: synonym of Eucithara albivestis (H.A. Pilsbry, 1934)
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Eucithara porcellanea (Kilburn, 1992): synonym of Leiocithara Hedley, 1922
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Eucithara pygmaea G.B. Sowerby, 1846: synonym of Eucithara isseli (Nevill & Nevill, 1875)
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Eucithara quadrilineata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913): synonym of Citharomangelia quadrilineata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913)
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Eucithara raffini R.P.J. Hervier, 1897: synonym of Eucithara unilineata (Smith E. A., 1876)
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Eucithara reticulata (Reeve, 1846) : synonym of Eucithara obesa (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara rubrocincta E.A. Smith, 1882: synonym of Eucithara vittata (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara semizonata (Hervier, 1897): synonym of Eucithara coronata (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara signa J.C. Melvill & R. Standen, 1896, 1897: synonym of Eucithara eumerista (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
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Eucithara stellatomoides (Shuto, 1883): synonym of Antiguraleus stellatomoides Shuto, 1983
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Eucithara subgibbosa (Hervier, 1897): synonym of Eucithara coronata (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara triticea L.A. Reeve, 1843: synonym of Eucithara angiostoma (W.H. Pease, 1868)
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Eucithara unifasciata (G.P. Deshayes, 1834) : synonym of Mangelia unifasciata (Deshayes, 1835)
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Eucithara waterhousei (Smith E. A., 1884) : synonym of Eucithara coronata (Hinds, 1843)
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Eucithara zonata (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Eucithara coronata (Hinds, 1843)
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database adds the following names in current use to the list [5]
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Eucithara cinnamomea cinnamomea (Hinds, 1843-g)
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Eucithara cithara (Gould, 1851): synonym of Eucithara coronata cithara (A.A. Gould, 1851)
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Eucithara gracilis gracilis (Reeve, 1846 in 1843-65)
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Eucithara gracilis striolata (Bouge & Dautzenberg, 1914)
References
- Fischer, 1883: Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, (6): 593
- Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575