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

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

Description

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

  • 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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