Biology:Eucithara funebris
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Eucithara |
| Species: | E. funebris
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| Eucithara funebris (Reeve, 1846)
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Eucithara funebris is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in).
The shell has a smooth appearance. The ribs are rather solid, obtuse, with wider interspaces. The color of the shell is yellowish brown, broad banded with chestnut. The ribs are lighter colored than the interstices.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines .
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2009). Eucithara funebris (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433723 on 2017-05-04
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q10278026 entry
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