Biology:Eucithara fusiformis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Eucithara fusiformis
Eucithara fusiformis 001.jpg
Shell of Eucithara fusiformis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. fusiformis
Binomial name
Eucithara fusiformis
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eucithara hypercalles J.C. Melvill, 1898
  • Mangelia fusiformis Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 12.7 mm and 16.3 mm.

The shell is yellowish white, stained or interruptedly fasciated with orange-brown. The outer lip has 13-14 teeth, the inner lip 17-18.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Vanuatu.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2009). Eucithara fusiformis (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433725 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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10278028 entry