''Eucithara articulata'' is a small
sea snail
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the family
Mangeliidae.
[WoRMS (2009). Eucithara articulata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433689 on 2017-05-08]
Description
The length of the shell attains 9 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
The shell has a subcylindrical-fusiform shape with an acuminate
apex. It contains 7 convex
whorl
A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs).
Whorls in nature
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s with spiral lirae and longitudinal ribs. The
aperture is narrow and elongate. The fine lirae become whitish on crossing the ribs and give to the latter an articulated appearance. The colouring is rather faint and the markings not very clearly defined.
Sowerby, G. B. III "Descriptions of twelve new species, chiefly from Mauritius." Journal of Molluscan Studies 1.2 (1894): 41-44
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
External links
Tucker, J.K. 2004 ''Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. Zootaxa 682:1-1295
Petit, R. E. (2009). ''George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa''. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218
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articulata
Gastropods described in 1894