Eucithara coronata | |
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A shell of Eucithara coronata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Eucithara |
Species: | E. coronata
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Binomial name | |
Eucithara coronata (Hinds, 1843)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Eucithara coronata is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [2]
This genus is found in the subtidal zone on sandy bottoms between 10 and 30 m in depth. It occurs in Mozambique, the Red Sea to Australia, Polynesia, Hawaii and the Philippines.
The shell size is between 10 and 18 mm. The conical shell has an axial sculpture with six prominent axial ribs that are slightly concave at the shoulder. There are only a few whorls, showing deep sutures, and a large body whorl. The aperture is long and narrow. The color of the shell is creamy white.
Eucithara coronata | |
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A shell of Eucithara coronata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Eucithara |
Species: | E. coronata
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Binomial name | |
Eucithara coronata (Hinds, 1843)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Eucithara coronata is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [2]
This genus is found in the subtidal zone on sandy bottoms between 10 and 30 m in depth. It occurs in Mozambique, the Red Sea to Australia, Polynesia, Hawaii and the Philippines.
The shell size is between 10 and 18 mm. The conical shell has an axial sculpture with six prominent axial ribs that are slightly concave at the shoulder. There are only a few whorls, showing deep sutures, and a large body whorl. The aperture is long and narrow. The color of the shell is creamy white.