Eucyclotoma lactea

Eucyclotoma lactea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Eucyclotoma lactea
Eucyclotoma lactea (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Eucyclotoma
Species:
E. lactea
Binomial name
Eucyclotoma lactea
(Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eucyclotoma molleri (Reeve, 1846)
  • Pleurotoma lactea Reeve, 1843

Description

The length of the shell varties between 9 mm and 16 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan and French Polynesia

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References

  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.)(2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Li B.-Q. [Baoquan & Li X.-Z. [Xinzheng] (2014) Report on the Raphitomidae Bellardi, 1875 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the China Seas. Journal of Natural History 48(17-18): 999-1025]


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