Anacithara levukensis

Anacithara levukensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Anacithara levukensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Anacithara
Species:
A. levukensis
Binomial name
Anacithara levukensis
(Watson, 1881)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangilia levukensis Watson, 1881
  • Pleurotoma (Mangelia) levukensis Watson, 1881 (original combination)

Description

(Original description) The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm. This species extremely resembles Haedropleura septangularis (Montagu, 1803)., in general appearance and in sculpture, both as regards ribs and the fine spiral striae. In form it is smaller, narrower, and much more cylindrical. The body whorl is similarly tumid ; but it and the aperture sare till more shorter.;The penultimate whorl is very much smaller and especially is narrower; while the upper whorls are broader, and the apex very much broader and blunter. The specimen is in too bad condition for detailed description.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Levuka, Fiji.

References
  1. WoRMS (2015). Anacithara levukensis (Watson, 1881). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432951 on 2016-12-21
  2. R.B. Watson, Mollusca of H.M.S. ‘Challenger’ Expedition.—Part X; Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology Volume 15, Issue 88, pp. 457–475, November 1881
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