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Eucithara dubiosa

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Eucithara dubiosa
Image of a shell of Eucithara dubiosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. dubiosa
Binomial name
Eucithara dubiosa
(Nevill & Nevill, 1875)
Synonyms

Cythara dubiosa Nevill & Nevill, 1875 (original combination)

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

Distribution

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This marine species is found off Mauritius and the Andaman Islands.

Description

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The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.

The color of the shell is white, with a broad brown stain on the back of the body whorl. The ribs are narrow, straight, not on the shoulder. The interstices are closely striated.[2]

References

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  1. ^ WoRMS (2009). Eucithara dubiosa (Nevill & Nevill, 1875). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433716 on 2017-05-16
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
  • Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. 1875. Descriptions of nine marine Mollusca from the Indian Ocean. 1. Asiatic Soc. Bengal [n.s.] 44(2): 8~104, pis 7,8.
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