Eucithara guentheri

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Eucithara guentheri
Eucithara guentheri 001.jpg
Original image of a shell of Eucithara guentheri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. guentheri
Binomial name
Eucithara guentheri
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1893)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cythara guentheriG. B. Sowerby III, 1893 (original combination)
  • Mangelia ponderosaBrazier, 1876 (not Reeve)

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 25.4 mm, its diameter 10.5 mm. This is the largest species in this genus.

This solid shell with an elongated conical shape has an acuminate apex. Its ground color is white, tinted with red spots and a purple spot on the back. The shell contains 10 angular whorls. It is delicately sculptured with longitudinally ribs, latticed by revolving striae. The aperture is narrow and oblong. The columella is slightly curved and contains a white callus. The outer lip is thickened and has a sharp edge. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

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References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS (2009). Eucithara guentheri (G. B. Sowerby III, 1893). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433731 on 2017-05-18
  2. ↑ Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1893. Descriptions of fifteen new species of shells of the family Pleurotomidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 487-492
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