Ithycythara rubricata explained

Ithycythara rubricata, common name reddish mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

This species may be an older name for Ithycythara auberiana^[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm. The shell is very distantly ribbed, closely transversely striate. Its color is yellowish white to chestnut.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Florida and the West Indies.

External links

• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
• Biolib.cz: images of Ithycythara rubricata

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Ithycythara rubricata. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532935 on 2017-07-25
2. Williams, P. 2005. Florida and Caribbean Turridae part 1: black and brown species. American Conchologist 33(2) p.30–31
3. https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences