Eucithara castanea

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Eucithara castanea
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Drawing of a shell of Eucithara castanea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. castanea
Binomial name
Eucithara castanea
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms [1]
  • Mangelia castaneaReeve, 1846 (original combination)
  • Mangelia castaReeve, L.A., 1846 (renamed)

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

The whorls are rounded and longitudinally ribbed. The interstices show close revolving striae; chestnut-brown. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and off Queensland (Australia).

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