Eucithara cincta

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

Eucithara cincta
Drawing of a shell of Eucithara cincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. cincta
Binomial name
Eucithara cincta
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangelia cincta Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

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

  • 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.
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