Eucithara bisacchii
| Eucithara bisacchii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Eucithara |
| Species: | E. bisacchii
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucithara bisacchii (Hornung & Mermod, 1928)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mangilia bisacchii Hornung & Mermod, 1928 (original combination) | |
Eucithara bisacchii is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1][2]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its diameter 2.4 mm.
The outer lip shows eight distinct denticles. The shell has 11 axial ribs per whorl and on the body whorl, and fine, minute spiral sculpture (about 38 lirae on the penultimate whorl).
Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off Eritrea.
References[edit]
- ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Eucithara bisacchii (Hornung & Mermod, 1929). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433694 on 2017-05-10
- ^ D., Pauly; Palomares, M.L.D. "Eucithara bisacchii". SeaLifeBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- Hornung, A., and G. Mermod. "Mollusques de la Mer Rouge recueillis par A. Issel faisant partie des collections du Musée Civique d’Histoire Naturelle de Gênes. Cinquième et dernière partie: Pleurotomides et Mitrides." Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Geno va 53 (1928): 108-121.