Eucithara compressicosta
Eucithara compressicosta is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Eucithara compressicosta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Eucithara |
| Species: | E. compressicosta |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucithara compressicosta (Boettger, 1895) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cithara compressicosta Boettger, 1895 (original combination) | |
Distribution
This marine species is found off the Philippines and the Mariana Islands.
Description
The length of the shell attains 8.2 mm, its diameter 3.4 mm.
References
- WoRMS (2009). Eucithara compressicosta (Boettger, 1895). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433705 on 2017-05-16
- Boettger, O. 1895. Die marinen Mollusken der Philippinen. IV. Die Pleurotomiden. Nachr. deutsch. Malacolozool. Gesell. 27(1-2): 1-20,41- 63
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