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Anacithara modica

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Anacithara modica
Two views of a shell of Anacithara modica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Anacithara
Species:
A. modica
Binomial name
Anacithara modica
(E. A. Smith, 1882)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma (Mangilia) modica E. A. Smith, 1882 (original combination)

Anacithara modica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the ovate-fusiform, pink to purple, semitransparent shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2½ mm. It contains 6 whorls. The aperture is small. The outer lip is much thickened and slightly sinuate on top..The columella has a slight callus. The wide siphonal canal is very short.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2015). Anacithara modica (E. A. Smith, 1882). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432954 on 2016-12-21
  2. ^ Smith, E.A. (1877). "Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 4 (19): 488–501. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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