Eucithara gruveli

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

Description

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

Etymology

The snail is named after Jean Abel Gruvel.

References

• Dautzenberg P. 1932. Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Supplement.J. Conchyliol. 76(1); 4-119, pI. 1.

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