Eucithara funiculata

Short description: Species of gastropod

Eucithara funiculata

Shell of Eucithara funiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Superfamily:  | Conoidea
Family:  | Mangeliidae
Genus:  | Eucithara
Species:  |

E. funiculata

Binomial name
Eucithara funiculata

(Reeve, 1846)

Synonyms[1]

* Mangelia funiculata Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

Eucithara funiculata, common name the corded turrid, is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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. ↑ 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
2. ↑ 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.

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