Eucithara articulata

Species of gastropod

Eucithara articulata

Original image of a shell of Eucithara articulata
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Superfamily:  | Conoidea
Family:  | Mangeliidae
Genus:  | Eucithara
Species:  |

E. articulata

Binomial name
Eucithara articulata

(G. B. Sowerby III, 1894)

Synonyms[1]

* Cythara articulata G. B. Sowerby III, 1894 (original combination)
* Daphnella (Cithara) articulata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894)

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

## Description

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The length of the shell attains 9 mm, its diameter 4 mm.

The shell has a subcylindrical-fusiform shape with an acuminate apex. It contains 7 convex whorls with spiral lirae and longitudinal ribs. The aperture is narrow and elongate. The fine lirae become whitish on crossing the ribs and give to the latter an articulated appearance. The colouring is rather faint and the markings not very clearly defined.[2]

## Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

## References

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1. ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Eucithara articulata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433689 on 2017-05-08
2. ^ Sowerby, G. B. III "Descriptions of twelve new species, chiefly from Mauritius." Journal of Molluscan Studies 1.2 (1894): 41-44

## External links

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* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295
* Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218

Taxon identifiers

Eucithara articulata|

* Wikidata: Q10277991
* CoL: 3BTM6
* GBIF: 6508130
* IRMNG: 11833840
* Open Tree of Life: 2912137
* SeaLifeBase: 99527
* WoRMS: 433689