Eucithara nana

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

Eucithara nana
Original image of a shell of Eucithara nana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. nana
Binomial name
Eucithara nana
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]

Mangelia nana Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.3 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. WoRMS (2009). Eucithara nana (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433745 on 2017-05-06
  • Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Mangelia. pls 1-8 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3.
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