Eucithara funiculata
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| taxon =Eucithara funiculata
| image = Eucithara funiculata 01.jpg
| image_caption = Shell of Eucithara funiculata
| authority = (Reeve, 1846)
| synonyms =
- Mangelia funiculata Reeve, 1846 (original combination)
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Eucithara funiculata, common name the corded turrid, is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara funiculata (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433724 on 2017-05-04
Description
The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 25 mm.
The shell has a smooth appearance. The outer lip is toothed. The color of the shell is ashy brown, the ribs whitish.[https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific, off the Philippines, Guam and Australia.
References
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- 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
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- {{cite journal|last1 = Tucker | first1 = J.K.|year = 2004 | title = Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)|url = http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf|journal = Zootaxa|volume = 682|pages = 1–1295| doi = 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1}}
- {{Gastropods.com|key=0|id=8580|title=Eucithara funiculata|access-date=16 January 2019}}
- [http://www.denix.osd.mil/denix/crid/Coral_Reef_Iniative_Database/Guam_files/Smith,%202003.pdf Smith, Barry D. "Prosobranch gastropods of Guam." Micronesica 35.36 (2003): 244-270.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511175708/https://www.denix.osd.mil/denix/crid/Coral_Reef_Iniative_Database/Guam_files/Smith,%202003.pdf |date=2017-05-11 }}
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