Biology:Eucithara compressicosta
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Eucithara compressicosta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Eucithara |
| Species: | E. compressicosta
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucithara compressicosta (Boettger, 1895)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cithara compressicosta Boettger, 1895 (original combination) | |
Eucithara compressicosta is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Distribution
This marine species is found off the Philippines and the Mariana Islands.
Description
The length of the shell attains 8.2 mm, its diameter 3.4 mm.
References
- ↑ WoRMS (2009). Eucithara compressicosta (Boettger, 1895). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433705 on 2017-05-16
- Boettger, O. 1895. Die marinen Mollusken der Philippinen. IV. Die Pleurotomiden. Nachr. deutsch. Malacolozool. Gesell. 27(1-2): 1-20,41- 63
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
Wikidata ☰ Q10278007 entry
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