Eucithara nevilliana

Eucithara nevilliana
Original drawing of a shell of Eucithara nevilliana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Eucithara
Species:	E. nevilliana
Binomial name
Eucithara nevilliana (Preston, 1904)
Synonyms
Cythara nevillianaPreston, 1904 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

(Original description) The shell is subfusiform and solid with an obtuse apex, characterized by a uniformly white coloration. It consists of 5 to 6 convex whorls separated by an impressed suture. The sculpture is notably robust, featuring a combination of coarse ribs and spiral grooves that intersect to give the shell a distinct cancellated (lattice-like) appearance.

The aperture is high and narrow in form. The columella is curved and exhibits a somewhat rough texture. The peristome (outer lip) is slightly thickened and bent inward over the aperture; its edge is uniquely serrated, a result of the prominent external spiral grooves reaching the margin. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Sri Lanka.

References

1. WoRMS (2009). Eucithara nevilliana (Preston, 1904). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433746 on 2017-05-16
2. reston, H. B. "Description of some new species of Cingalese and Indian marine shells." J. Malac 11.4 (1904): 75-78 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295