Eucithara gracilis
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| Eucithara gracilis | |
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| Shell of Eucithara gracilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Eucithara |
| Species: | E. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucithara gracilis (Reeve, 1846) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eucithara gracilis is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 10 mm.
The ribs are narrow and distant. The interstices show very fine revolving striae. The color of the shell is whitish, with a central chestnut zone, and sometimes additional chestnut blotches.[2]
