Eucithara trivittata
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| taxon =Eucithara trivittata
| image = Eucithara trivittata 001.jpg
| image_caption = Drawing of a shell of Eucithara trivittata
| authority =(Adams & Reeve, 1850)
| synonyms = Mangelia trivittata Adams & Reeve, 1850
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Eucithara trivittata is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara trivittata. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433764 on 2017-05-23
Description
The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm.
The shell has an ovate shape, attenuated at both ends. It is smooth, transparent, shining and its sculpture consists of longitudinally cloes ribs. Its color is whitish, brown at the base, sometimes with three narrow, interrupted bands.[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] It is also characterized by small, wavy spiral striae that are little protruding.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
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External links
- [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=9|id=44399|title=Eucithara trivittata|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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