Eucithara pulchella

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Eucithara pulchella
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Shells of Eucithara pulchella
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. pulchella
Binomial name
Eucithara pulchella
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cithara pulchella(Reeve, 1846).
  • Mangelia pulchellaReeve, 1846 (original combination)

Eucithara pulchella 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 12 mm.

The shell is many ribbed, the ribs flexuous, narrow, the interstices very faintly reticulated. Its color is yellowish white, with several narrow chestnut bands interrupted by the ribs. [2]

Distribution

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

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