Eucithara obesa

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

The shell is closely ribbed, crossed by numerous revolving striae. Its color is yellowish brown, fasciate with chestnut.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Guam

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
• Smith, Barry D. "Prosobranch gastropods of Guam." Micronesica 35.36 (2003): 244-270.