Eucithara nana

Species of gastropod

Eucithara nana

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

E. nana

Binomial name
Eucithara nana

(Reeve, 1846)

Synonyms[1]

Mangelia nana Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

Eucithara nana 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[edit]

The length of the shell attains 5.3 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.

## Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Eucithara nana (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433745 on 2017-05-06

* 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: Q10278049
* GBIF: 6508153
* IRMNG: 11882912
* SeaLifeBase: 99180
* WoRMS: 433745

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