Eucithara gracilis

Eucithara gracilis
	Shell of Eucithara gracilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Eucithara
Species:	E. gracilis
Binomial name
	Eucithara gracilis; (Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms
	Eucithara gracilis striolata Bouge, J.L. & Ph. Dautzenberg, 1914 (nomen nudum); Mangelia gracilis Reeve, 1846 (original combination);

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

The ribs are narrow and distant. The interstices show very fine revolving striae. The color of the shell is whitish, with a central chestnut zone, and sometimes additional chestnut blotches.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, the Loyalty Islands and Queensland, Australia.

References

^ ^a ^b WoRMS (2009). Eucithara gracilis (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433727 on 2017-05-04
^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Mangelia. pls 1-8 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3.
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific Marine Shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls.

External links

[WoRMS-1] WoRMS (2009). Eucithara gracilis (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433727 on 2017-05-04

[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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