Biology:Eucithara macteola
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Eucithara macteola | |
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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. macteola
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucithara macteola Kilburn, 1992
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Eucithara macteola is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The shell size attains 9.4 mm, its diameter 4.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species has been found on the inner continental shelf of Zululand, South Africa.
References
- ↑ WoRMS (2009). Eucithara macteola Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433738 on 2017-05-20
- 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
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
Wikidata ☰ Q10278042 entry
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