Cythara caimitica is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Cythara caimitica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Cythara
Species:
C. caimitica
Binomial name
Cythara caimitica
C.J. Maury, 1917

This species is considered a nomen dubium.

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 2 mm and 11 mm.

Distribution

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This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata in the Dominican Republic; age range: 11.608 to 5.332 Ma

References

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  • C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30): 1–43
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