Eucithara gracilis

Eucithara gracilis
Shell of Eucithara gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Eucithara
Species: E. gracilis
Binomial name
Eucithara gracilis
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eucithara gracilis striolata Bouge, J.L. & Ph. Dautzenberg, 1914 (nomen nudum)
  • Mangelia gracilis Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

The ribs are narrow and distant. The interstices show very fine revolving striae. The color of the shell is whitish, with a central chestnut zone, and sometimes additional chestnut blotches.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, the Loyalty Islands and Queensland, Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS (2009). Eucithara gracilis (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433727 on 2017-05-04
  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.
  • Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific Marine Shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls.
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