Eucithara elegans

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

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.6 mm, its diameter 4.1 mm.

The interstices of the narrow ribs are very beautifully elevately striated. The inner lip shows 9 - 11 teeth, the outer lip 13- 14. The shell is yellowish white, very faintly zoned with brown.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

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References
  1. WoRMS (2009). Eucithara elegans (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433719 on 2017-05-04
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
  • 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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