''Eucithara pulchella'' 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 pulchella (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433752 on 2017-05-07]
Description
The length of the shell attains 12 mm.
The shell is many ribbed, the ribs flexuous, narrow, the interstices very faintly reticulated. Its color is yellowish white, with several narrow chestnut bands interrupted by the ribs.
G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Queensland (Australia) and Tonga.
References
* 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.
External links
Tucker, J.K. 2004 ''Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. Zootaxa 682:1-1295
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Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56
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pulchella
''Pulchella'' is a diatom genus in the family Naviculaceae.
Species
the genus contains seven described species.
*''Pulchella baicalensis''
*''Pulchella kriegeriana''
*''Pulchella minutissima''
*''Pulchella obsita''
*''Pulchella schwabei''
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Gastropods described in 1846