Eucithara capillaris

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

Eucithara capillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. capillaris
Binomial name
Eucithara capillaris
Kilburn & Dekker, 2008

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea.

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References

  1. WoRMS (2009). Eucithara capillaris Kilburn & Dekker, 2008. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433697 on 2017-05-10
  • Kilburn, R.N.; Dekker, H. (2008). New species of turrid conoideans (Gastropoda, Conoidea) from the Red Sea and Arabia. Basteria, 72(1-3), 1-19
  • "Eucithara capillaris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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