Cithna Explained

Cithna is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Liotiidae.

Species

Species within the genus Cithna include:

• Cithna globosa A. Adams, 1863
• Cithna margaritifera (R. B. Watson, 1880)
• † Cithna pilsbryi Richards 1947 ^[1]
• Cithna spirata A. Adams, 1863

Synonyms:

• Cithna carinata Jeffreys, 1883 is a synonym of Haloceras carinata (Jeffreys, 1883)
• Cithna cingulata Verrill, 1884 is a synonym of Haloceras cingulata (Verrill, 1884)
• Cithna jeffreysi (Dautzenberg, 1889) is a synonym of Benthonella tenella (Jeffreys, 1869)
• Cithna marshalli Sykes, 1925 is a synonym of Iphitus marshalli (Sykes, 1925)
• Cithna naticiformis Jeffreys, 1883 is a synonym of Choristella nofronii McLean, 1992
• Cithna tenella (Jeffreys, 1869): synonym of Benthonella tenella (Jeffreys, 1869)

Notes and References

1. H. G. Richards. 1947. Invertebrate fossils from deep wells along the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Journal of Paleontology 21(1):23-37