Biology:Eucithara tenebrosa

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Eucithara tenebrosa
Eucithara tenebrosa 001.jpg
Original image of a shell of Eucithara tenebrosa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. tenebrosa
Binomial name
Eucithara tenebrosa
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangelia tenebrosa Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

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

Kilburn (1992) listed this species as a provisionally valid.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

The shell is turreted, with narrowly, flatly shouldered whorls and deep sutures. It is distantly longitudinally ribbed, crossed by revolving striae. Its color is dark chestnut-brown without and within.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines .

References

  • 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 ☰ Q10278069 entry