Eucithara dubiosa

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Eucithara dubiosa
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Image of a shell of Eucithara dubiosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. dubiosa
Binomial name
Eucithara dubiosa
(Nevill & Nevill, 1875)
Synonyms

Cythara dubiosaNevill & Nevill, 1875 (original combination)

Contents

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

Distribution

This marine species is found off Mauritius and the Andaman Islands.

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.

The color of the shell is white, with a broad brown stain on the back of the body whorl. The ribs are narrow, straight, not on the shoulder. The interstices are closely striated. [2]

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References

  1. WoRMS (2009). Eucithara dubiosa (Nevill & Nevill, 1875). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433716 on 2017-05-16
  2. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences