Eucithara elegans is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Eucithara elegans | |
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| Shell of Eucithara elegans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Eucithara |
| Species: | E. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucithara elegans (Reeve, 1846)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 9.6 mm, its diameter 4.1 mm.
The interstices of the narrow ribs are very beautifully elevately striated. The inner lip shows 9 - 11 teeth, the outer lip 13- 14. The shell is yellowish white, very faintly zoned with brown.[2]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References edit
- ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Eucithara elegans (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433719 on 2017-05-04
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
- Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Mangelia. pls 1-8 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3.
External links edit
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