Eucithara fasciata

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Eucithara fasciata
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Shell of Eucithara fasciata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. fasciata
Binomial name
Eucithara fasciata
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Cythara fasciata(Reeve, 1846) (nomen dubium)
  • Mangilia fasciataReeve, L.A., 1846 (original description)

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

Contents

R.J. Kilburn (1992) could not find sufficient grounds to distinguish Mangelia fasciata (Gray in Reeve (1846) from Eucithara vittata (Hinds, 1843) [2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm.

The ribs are latticed with conspicuous transverse striae. The shell is yellowish white, with a central, narrow, chestnut band. [3] >

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands .

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