Biology:Eucithara vittata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Eucithara vittata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. vittata
Binomial name
Eucithara vittata
(Hinds, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cythara abyssicola (Reeve, 1846)
  • Cythara biclathrata S.M. Souverbie, 1872
  • Daphnella (Cythara) abyssicola (Reeve, 1846)
  • Daphnella abyssicola (Reeve, 1846)
  • Eucithara abyssicola (Reeve, 1846)
  • Eucithara biclathrata S.M. Souverbie in S.M. Souverbie & R.P. Montrouzier, 1872
  • Eucithara rubrocincta E.A. Smith, 1882
  • Glyphostoma rubrocincta Smith, E.A., 1882
  • Mangelia abyssicola Reeve, 1846
  • Mangelia vittata Hinds, 1843 (original combination)
  • Mangilia abyssicola (Reeve, 1846)
  • Mangilia (Cythara) vittata (Reeve, 1846)
  • Pleurotoma (Cithara) biclathrata Souverbie, 1872 (dubious synonym)
  • Pleurotoma exquisita Smith, 1882
  • Raphitoma exquisita (E.A. Smith, 1882). (dubious synonym - possibly a Cytharopsis)

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

Description

The shell size varies between 5 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine genus occurs off Australia (Queensland and Western Australia), off the Philippines , Irian Jaya and Fiji

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2009). Eucithara vittata. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433773 on 2017-04-28

Wikidata ☰ Q10278078 entry