Eucithara castanea

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Eucithara castanea
Drawing of a shell of Eucithara castanea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. castanea
Binomial name
Eucithara castanea
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangelia castanea Reeve, 1846 (original combination)
  • Mangelia casta Reeve, L.A., 1846 (renamed)

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

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

The whorls are rounded and longitudinally ribbed. The interstices show close revolving striae; chestnut-brown.[2]

Distribution

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