Eucithara trivittata

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Eucithara trivittata
Eucithara trivittata 001.jpg
Drawing of a shell of Eucithara trivittata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. trivittata
Binomial name
Eucithara trivittata
(Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Synonyms[1]

Mangelia trivittata Adams & Reeve, 1850

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

Description[]

The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm.

The shell has an ovate shape, attenuated at both ends. It is smooth, transparent, shining and its sculpture consists of longitudinally cloes ribs. Its color is whitish, brown at the base, sometimes with three narrow, interrupted bands.[2] It is also characterized by small, wavy spiral striae that are little protruding.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References[]

  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Eucithara trivittata. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433764 on 2017-05-23
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

External links[]

  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
  • "Eucithara trivittata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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