Eucithara funiculata

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Eucithara funiculata
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Shell of Eucithara funiculata
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. funiculata
Binomial name
Eucithara funiculata
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms [1]
  • Mangelia funiculataReeve, 1846 (original combination)

Eucithara funiculata, common name the corded turrid, is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [1]

Contents

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 25 mm.

The shell has a smooth appearance. The outer lip is toothed. The color of the shell is ashy brown, the ribs whitish. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific, off the Philippines, Guam and Australia.

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