Eucithara gibbosa | |
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Shell of Eucithara funebris | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Eucithara |
Species: | E. gibbosa
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Binomial name | |
Eucithara gibbosa (
Reeve, 1846)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Eucithara gibbosa is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [1]
Not to be confused with Eucithara gibbosa Hedley, 1922 (, [2] which is a synonym of Eucithara novaehollandiae (Reeve, 1846)
The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 4.5 mm.
The smooth whorls are nodulous at the shoulder. The ribs are slightly flexuous. The color of the shell is ashy white, encircled by faint orange-brown lines, the back stained with pale black at the upper part. [3]
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and off Australia ( Queensland, Western Australia).
Eucithara gibbosa | |
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Shell of Eucithara funebris | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Eucithara |
Species: | E. gibbosa
|
Binomial name | |
Eucithara gibbosa (
Reeve, 1846)
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Eucithara gibbosa is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [1]
Not to be confused with Eucithara gibbosa Hedley, 1922 (, [2] which is a synonym of Eucithara novaehollandiae (Reeve, 1846)
The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 4.5 mm.
The smooth whorls are nodulous at the shoulder. The ribs are slightly flexuous. The color of the shell is ashy white, encircled by faint orange-brown lines, the back stained with pale black at the upper part. [3]
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and off Australia ( Queensland, Western Australia).