Eucithara vexillum
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| taxon =Eucithara vexillum
| image = Eucithara vexillum 003.jpg
| image_caption = Shell of Eucithara vexillum
| authority = (Reeve, 1846)
| synonyms =
- Cithara vexillum Hidalgo, 1904
- Mangelia vexillum Reeve, 1846 (original combination)
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Eucithara vexillum is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara vexillum (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433770 on 2017-05-08
Description
The length of the shell attains 11 mm.
The whorls are nodulous at the shoulder, with ribs descending from the nodules. The entire surface of the shell is decussately striated, as if very finely granulated. The color of the shell is orange-yellow, with a number of
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Central Pacific off Fiji. and Queensland (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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- [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295]
- [https://archive.org/details/revisionofaustri00hedl Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56]
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