Eucithara solida

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Eucithara solida
Shell of Eucithara solida
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. solida
Binomial name
Eucithara solida
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Citharopsis solida (Reeve, 1846)
  • Mangelia solida Reeve, 1846

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

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 7 mm. The purplish shell is solid. It is very closely granosely latticed throughout.[2]

Distribution[edit]

This marine species is found off the Philippines.

References[edit]

  1. ^ WoRMS (2009). Eucithara solida (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433758 on 2017-04-27
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

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