Ithycythara pentagonalis explained

Ithycythara pentagonalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.

Tucker considers Ithycythara auberiana a synonym of Ithycythara pentagonalis Reeve, L.A., 1845[1]

Description

The smooth, ivory white shell has an oblong-ovate shape. It is longitudinally five-angled. It shows compressed ribs at the angles, pointed at the upper part of the ribs.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off St Vincent, West Indies.

Notes and References

  1. Tucker . J.K.. 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa. 682. 1–1295. 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1. .