Eucyclotoma inquinata
Eucyclotoma inquinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Eucyclotoma inquinata | |
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| Shell of Eucyclotoma inquinata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Eucyclotoma |
| Species: | E. inquinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucyclotoma inquinata (Reeve, 1845) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurotoma inquinata Reeve, 1845 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 9 mm.
The shell is spirally ridged and closely longitudinally striated. The sinus is deep. The color of the shell is whitish, stained here and there with orange-brown. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
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References
- Eucyclotoma inquinata (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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