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Eucithara macteola

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Eucithara macteola
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. macteola
Binomial name
Eucithara macteola
Kilburn, 1992

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

Description

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The shell size attains 9.4 mm, its diameter 4.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species has been found on the inner continental shelf of Zululand, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Eucithara macteola Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433738 on 2017-05-20