Eucithara fasciata explained

Eucithara fasciata is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

R.J. Kilburn (1992) could not find sufficient grounds to distinguish Mangelia fasciata (Gray in Reeve (1846) from Eucithara vittata (Hinds, 1843)^[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm.

The ribs are latticed with conspicuous transverse striae. The shell is yellowish white, with a central, narrow, chestnut band.^[3] >

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands .

References

• 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

• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295
  • Discover Life: Eucithara fasciata

Notes and References

1. http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/2128803675.htm Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Eucithara fasciata
2. http://journals.co.za/docserver/fulltext/annals/33/2/282.pdf?expires=1491662733&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=7F351EDA98AA96D75296767E835A8EEF 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
3. https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences