Eucithara nana
Appearance
Eucithara nana | |
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Original image of a shell of Eucithara nana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Eucithara |
Species: | E. nana
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Binomial name | |
Eucithara nana (Reeve, 1846)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Mangelia nana Reeve, 1846 (original combination) |
Eucithara nana is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
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]- ^ 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
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