Anacithara modica

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Anacithara modica
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Two views of a shell of Anacithara modica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Anacithara
Species:
A. modica
Binomial name
Anacithara modica
(E. A. Smith, 1882)
Synonyms [1]
  • Pleurotoma (Mangilia) modicaE. A. Smith, 1882 (original combination)
  • Pleurotoma modicaE. A. Smith, 1882 (original combination)

Anacithara modica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the ovate-fusiform, pink to purple, semitransparent shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2½ mm. It contains 6 whorls. The aperture is small. The outer lip is much thickened and slightly sinuate on top..The columella has a slight callus. The wide siphonal canal is very short. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.

References

  1. 1 2 Anacithara modica (E. A. Smith, 1882) . 5 July 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. ↑ Smith, E.A. (1877). "Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 4 (19): 488–501.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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