Eucithara albivestis

Eucithara albivestis
Apertural view of a shell of Eucithara albivestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Eucithara
Species: E. albivestis
Binomial name
Eucithara albivestis
(Pilsbry, 1934)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eucithara pura H.A. Pilsbry, 1904
  • Mangelia albivestis Pilsbry, 1934 (original combination)
  • Mangilia pura Pilsbry, 1904 (non Gould, 1860)

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

Description

The shell length varies between 5 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, the Philippines and Fiji.

References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS (2009). Eucithara albivestis (Pilsbry, 1934). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433683 on 2017-04-28
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