Eucithara gibbosa

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Eucithara gibbosa
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Shell of Eucithara funebris
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. gibbosa
Binomial name
Eucithara gibbosa
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cithara gibbosa(Reeve, 1846)
  • Mangelia gibbosaReeve, 1846 (original combination)

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

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Not to be confused with Eucithara gibbosaHedley, 1922 (, [2] which is a synonym of Eucithara novaehollandiae (Reeve, 1846)

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 4.5 mm.

The smooth whorls are nodulous at the shoulder. The ribs are slightly flexuous. The color of the shell is ashy white, encircled by faint orange-brown lines, the back stained with pale black at the upper part. [3]

Distribution

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

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