Eucithara gradata

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Eucithara gradata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. gradata
Binomial name
Eucithara gradata
(Nevill & Nevill, 1875)
Synonyms

Cythara gradataNevill & Nevill, 1875 (original combination)

Contents

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

Distribution

This marine species is found off Western India and Sri Lanka.

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.75 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

The ribs are narrow, straight, and continue to the base of the body whorl. The interstices are regularly transversely striated. The columella is almost straight, slightly rugose above,. The outer lip is nearly straight, very thick, regularly rounded. The color of the shell is pure white. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ WoRMS (2009). Eucithara gradata (Nevill & Nevill, 1875). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433728 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
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