Eucithara macteola

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Eucithara macteola is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara macteola Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433738 on 2017-05-20

Description

The shell size attains 9.4 mm, its diameter 4.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species has been found on the inner continental shelf of Zululand, South Africa.

References

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  • [http://journals.co.za/docserver/fulltext/annals/33/2/282.pdf?expires=1491662733&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=7F351EDA98AA96D75296767E835A8EEF 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]
  • [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.]

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Category:Endemic molluscs of South Africa

macteola

Category:Gastropods described in 1992