Heterocithara hirsuta

Heterocithara hirsuta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.4 mm. The shell is yellowish white, the earlier whorls darker.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland.

References

• De Folin, A.G.L. 1867. Les meleagrinicoles. Especes nouvelles. Publications de la Société Havraise d'Études. Diverses 33: 41–112, 6 pls
• Bouge, L.J. & Dautzenberg, P.L. 1914. Les Pleurotomides de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et de ses dependances. Journal de Conchyliologie 61: 123–214

External links

• Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213–359, pls 42–56