Eucithara bicolor

Eucithara bicolor
Shells of Eucithara bicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. bicolor
Binomial name
Eucithara bicolor
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cythara bicolor (Reeve, 1846)
  • Daphnella bicolor (Reeve, 1846)
  • Mangelia bicolor Reeve, 1846 (original combination)
  • Mangilia bicolor (Reeve, 1846)

Eucithara bicolor is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

The interstices of the ribs are very finely transversely striated. The color of the shell is whitish above, but most of the body whorl lead-color.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Queensland (Australia).

References

  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Eucithara bicolor (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433693 on 2017-05-02
  2. ^ 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.
  • Bouge, L.J. & Dautzenberg, P.L. 1914. Les Pleurotomides de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et de ses dependances. Journal de Conchyliologie 61: 123-214
  • Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian Shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs.
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