Eucithara nevilliana
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| Eucithara nevilliana | |
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| Original drawing of a shell of Eucithara nevilliana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Eucithara |
| Species: | E. nevilliana |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucithara nevilliana (Preston, 1904) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cythara nevilliana Preston, 1904 (original combination) | |
Eucithara nevilliana is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.
(Original description) The shell is subfusiform and solid with an obtuse apex, characterized by a uniformly white coloration. It consists of 5 to 6 convex whorls separated by an impressed suture. The sculpture is notably robust, featuring a combination of coarse ribs and spiral grooves that intersect to give the shell a distinct cancellated (lattice-like) appearance.
The aperture is high and narrow in form. The columella is curved and exhibits a somewhat rough texture. The peristome (outer lip) is slightly thickened and bent inward over the aperture; its edge is uniquely serrated, a result of the prominent external spiral grooves reaching the margin.[2]
