Eucithara cincta

Eucithara cincta
Drawing of a shell of Eucithara cincta
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. cincta
Binomial name
Eucithara cincta
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangelia cincta Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.

The whorls are rather narrowly shouldered, the shoulder-angle sharp pointed by the ribs, which attain the suture. The interstices of the ribs show revolving striae. The color of the shell is yellowish brown, with a broad superior darker band.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Eucithara cincta (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433702 on 2017-05-03
  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.