Eucithara angela

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

Eucithara angela
Shell of Eucithara angela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. angela
Binomial name
Eucithara angela
(Adams & Angas, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cithara angela Adams & Angas, 1864 (original combination)
  • Cithara balansai Crosse, 1873
  • Eucithara balansai J.C.H. Crosse, 1873
  • Mangilia angela (Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Mangilia (Cithara) balansai Bonge and Dautzenberg, 1914

Description

The length of the ovate-fusiform shell varies between 10 mm and 16 mm.

The color of the shell is yellowish white, chocolate-tinted towards the base. The narrow aperture is stained with violet in front.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Australia (Queensland) and off Vanuatu.

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References

  1. WoRMS (2009). Eucithara angela (Adams & Angas, 1864). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433685 on 2017-04-30
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
  • Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
  • "Eucithara angela". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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