Eucithara nana
Eucithara nana is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
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| Original image of a shell of Eucithara nana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Eucithara |
| Species: | E. nana |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucithara nana (Reeve, 1846) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mangelia nana Reeve, 1846 (original combination) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 5.3 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
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References
- WoRMS (2009). Eucithara nana (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433745 on 2017-05-06
- 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.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295
- Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575
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