Jump to content

Eucithara compressicosta

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eucithara compressicosta
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. compressicosta
Binomial name
Eucithara compressicosta
(Boettger, 1895)
Synonyms

Cithara compressicosta Boettger, 1895 (original combination)

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

Distribution

[edit]

This marine species is found off the Philippines and the Mariana Islands.

Description

[edit]

The length of the shell attains 8.2 mm, its diameter 3.4 mm.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ WoRMS (2009). Eucithara compressicosta (Boettger, 1895). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433705 on 2017-05-16
  • Boettger, O. 1895. Die marinen Mollusken der Philippinen. IV. Die Pleurotomiden. Nachr. deutsch. Malacolozool. Gesell. 27(1-2): 1-20,41- 63
[edit]