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Eucithara gruveli

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Eucithara gruveli
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. gruveli
Binomial name
Eucithara gruveli
(Dautzenberg, 1932)
Synonyms

Glyphostoma gruveli Dautzenberg, 1932 (original combination)

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 7.1 mm, its diameter 3.1 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

Etymology

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The snail is named after Jean Abel Gruvel.

References

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  1. ^ WoRMS (2009). Eucithara gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1932). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433730 on 2017-05-17
  • Dautzenberg P. 1932. Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Supplement.J. Conchyliol. 76(1); 4-119, pI. 1.
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