Short description: Species of gastropod
| Eucithara funiculata
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| Shell of Eucithara funiculata
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Scientific classification
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Mollusca
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| Class:
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Gastropoda
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| Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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| Order:
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Neogastropoda
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| Superfamily:
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Conoidea
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| Family:
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Mangeliidae
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| Genus:
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Eucithara
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| Species:
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E. funiculata
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| Binomial name
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Eucithara funiculata
(Reeve, 1846)
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| Synonyms[1]
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- Mangelia funiculata Reeve, 1846 (original combination)
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Eucithara funiculata, common name the corded turrid, is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 25 mm.
The shell has a smooth appearance. The outer lip is toothed. The color of the shell is ashy brown, the ribs whitish.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific and off the Philippines and Guam
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2009). Eucithara funiculata (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433724 on 2017-05-04
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
- Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Mangelia. pls 1-8 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
- "Eucithara funiculata" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_8580.shtml.
- Smith, Barry D. "Prosobranch gastropods of Guam." Micronesica 35.36 (2003): 244-270.
Wikidata ☰ Q10278025 entry
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