Cythnia asteriaphila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Rissoellidae. The species is one of two known species to exist within the genus, Cythnia, the other one is Cythnia albida.Carpenter, 1864. Abbott R. T. (1974). American Seashells. The marine mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. II edit. Van Nostrand, New York 663 p. + 24 pl: page(s): 130. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565715 on 2013-01-10.
Distribution This species is mainly distributed off the coasts of America in the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
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External links To World Register of Marine Species