Eucithara cincta
Species of gastropod
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Eucithara cincta is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Eucithara cincta | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Eucithara cincta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Eucithara |
| Species: | E. cincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucithara cincta (Reeve, 1846) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.
The whorls are rather narrowly shouldered, the shoulder-angle sharp pointed by the ribs, which attain the suture. The interstices of the ribs show revolving striae. The color of the shell is yellowish brown, with a broad superior darker band.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.