Anacithara modica

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Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Anacithara modica
Two views of a shell of Anacithara modica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Anacithara
Species:
A. modica
Binomial name
Anacithara modica
(E. A. Smith, 1882)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma (Mangilia) modica E. A. Smith, 1882 (original combination)
  • Pleurotoma modica E. A. Smith, 1882 (original combination)

Anacithara modica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

The length of the ovate-fusiform, pink to purple, semitransparent shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2½ mm. It contains 6 whorls. The aperture is small. The outer lip is much thickened and slightly sinuate on top..The columella has a slight callus. The wide siphonal canal is very short.[2]

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