Eucithara elegans

Species of gastropod

Eucithara elegans

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

E. elegans

Binomial name
Eucithara elegans

(Reeve, 1846)

Synonyms[1]

* Mangelia elegans Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

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

## Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 9.6 mm, its diameter 4.1 mm.

The interstices of the narrow ribs are very beautifully elevately striated. The inner lip shows 9 - 11 teeth, the outer lip 13- 14. The shell is yellowish white, very faintly zoned with brown.[2]

## Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Eucithara elegans (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433719 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[edit]

* Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
* Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575

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Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q10278021
* CoL: 3BTN6
* GBIF: 6508170
* IRMNG: 11705001
* SeaLifeBase: 99053
* WoRMS: 433719

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