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Eucithara albivestis

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Eucithara albivestis
Apertural view of a shell of Eucithara albivestis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. albivestis
Binomial name
Eucithara albivestis
(Pilsbry, 1934)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eucithara pura H.A. Pilsbry, 1904
  • Mangelia albivestis Pilsbry, 1934 (original combination)
  • Mangilia pura Pilsbry, 1904 (non Gould, 1860)

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

Description

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The shell length varies between 5 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Japan, the Philippines and Fiji.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Eucithara albivestis (Pilsbry, 1934). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433683 on 2017-04-28
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
  • "Eucithara albivestis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.