Eucithara angela

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Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Eucithara angela
Shell of Eucithara angela
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. angela
Binomial name
Eucithara angela
(Adams & Angas, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cithara angela Adams & Angas, 1864 (original combination)
  • Cithara balansai Crosse, 1873
  • Eucithara balansai J.C.H. Crosse, 1873
  • Mangilia angela (Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Mangilia (Cithara) balansai Bonge and Dautzenberg, 1914

Eucithara angela is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

The length of the ovate-fusiform shell varies between 10 mm and 16 mm.

The color of the shell is yellowish white, chocolate-tinted towards the base. The narrow aperture is stained with violet in front.[2]

Distribution

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