Eucithara grata
Eucithara grata is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Eucithara grata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Eucithara |
| Species: | E. grata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucithara grata (E. A. Smith, 1884) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pleurotoma (Mangilia) grata E. A. Smith, 1884 | |
According to Kilburn (1992) this species is very doubtfully referred to the genus Eucithara.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 6.7 mm, its diameter 2.8 mm.
References
- WoRMS (2009). Eucithara grata (E. A. Smith, 1884). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433729 on 2017-05-17
- Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575
- Dautzenberg P. 1932. Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Supplement.J. Conchyliol. 76(1); 4-119, pI. 1.
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