Eucithara compressicosta

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Eucithara compressicosta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. compressicosta
Binomial name
Eucithara compressicosta
(Boettger, 1895)
Synonyms

Cithara compressicostaBoettger, 1895 (original combination)

Contents

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

Distribution

This marine species is found off the Philippines and the Mariana Islands.

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.2 mm, its diameter 3.4 mm.

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References

  1. ↑ WoRMS (2009). Eucithara compressicosta (Boettger, 1895). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433705 on 2017-05-16
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