Eucithara gibbosa

Eucithara gibbosa is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

Not to be confused with Eucithara gibbosa <small>Hedley, 1922</small> (, which is a synonym of Eucithara novaehollandiae <small>(Reeve, 1846)</small>

Description

The length of the shell attains 8&nbsp;mm, its diameter 4.5&nbsp;mm.

The smooth whorls are nodulous at the shoulder. The ribs are slightly flexuous. The color of the shell is ashy white, encircled by faint orange-brown lines, the back stained with pale black at the upper part.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and off Australia (Queensland, Western Australia).

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.
• Boettger, O. 1895. Die marinen Mollusken der Philippinen. IV. Die Pleurotomiden. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozooligischen Gesellschaft 27(1-2, 3-4): 1-20, 41-63

External links

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