Eucithara lota

Eucithara lota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Eucithara
Species: E. lota
Binomial name
Eucithara lota
(Gould, 1860)
Synonyms[1]

Cythara lota Gould, 1860 (original combination)

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

The holotype of the species was destroyed in the Great Chicago fire.

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off China

References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS (2009). Eucithara lota (Gould, 1860). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433736 on 2017-05-20
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