Eucyclotoma hindsii

Eucyclotoma hindsii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Eucyclotoma hindsii
Shell of Eucyclotoma hindsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Eucyclotoma
Species:
E. hindsii
Binomial name
Eucyclotoma hindsii
(Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma hindsii Reeve, 1843

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 15 mm.

The white shell is faintly variegated with pale brown. The body whorl shows four distant revolving ridges, the others with two. The shell is delicately cancellated with numerous compressed smaller ribs.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Japan and the Marianas

References

  • Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.)(2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Gastropods.com: Eucyclotoma hindsii
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