Ithycythara

Ithycythara is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.

Description
The spiral sculpture is lacking or consists of microscopic striae. There may be a peripheral keel and a few basal threads.

This genus is closely related to Pseudorhaphitoma.

Distribution
Species in this marine genus of seasnails occur in the Western Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Species
Species within the genus Ithycythara include:
 * Ithycythara acutangulus (Smith E. A., 1882)
 * Ithycythara altaspira Paulmier, 2019
 * Ithycythara antillensis Paulmier, 2019
 * Ithycythara apicodenticulata Robba et al., 2003
 * Ithycythara auberiana (d’Orbigny, 1847)
 * Ithycythara chechoi Espinosa & Ortea, 2004
 * Ithycythara cymella (Dall, 1889)
 * Ithycythara eburnea Paulmier, 2019
 * Ithycythara fasciata Paulmier, 2019
 * Ithycythara funicostata Robba et al., 2006
 * Ithycythara hyperlepta Haas, 1953
 * Ithycythara lanceolata (C. B. Adams, 1850)
 * Ithycythara oyuana (Yokoyama, 1922)
 * Ithycythara parkeri Abbott, 1958
 * Ithycythara penelope (Dall, 1919)
 * Ithycythara pentagonalis (Reeve, 1845)
 * Ithycythara psila (Bush, 1885)
 * Ithycythara rubricata (Reeve, 1846)
 * Ithycythara septemcostata (Schepman, 1913)
 * Species brought into synonymy:
 * Ithycythara edithae Nowell-Usticke, 1971 : synonym of Cryoturris edithae (Nowell-Usticke, 1971)
 * † Ithycythara kellumi Fargo, W. G., 1953 : synonym of Ithycythara psila (Bush, 1885)
 * Ithycythara muricoides (C. B. Adams, 1850) : synonym of Ithycythara lanceolata (C. B. Adams, 1850)
 * Extinct species:
 * † Ithycythara defuniak Gardner 1938
 * † Ithycythara elongata Gabb 1873
 * † Ithycythara ischna Woodring 1928
 * Ithycythara lanceolata Adams 1850 (Recent and fossil)
 * † Ithycythara maera Woodring 1928
 * Ithycythara psila Bush 1885 (Recent and fossil)
 * † Ithycythara psiloides Woodring 1928
 * † Ithycythara scissa Woodring 1928
 * † Ithycythara tarri Maury 1910