Eucithara coronata (Hinds 1843)

Eucithara coronata is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[2]

Distribution

This genus is found in the subtidal zone on sandy bottoms between 10 and 30 m in depth. It occurs in Mozambique, the Red Sea to Australia, Polynesia, Hawaii and the Philippines.

Description

The shell size is between 10 and 18 mm. The conical shell has an axial sculpture with six prominent axial ribs that are slightly concave at the shoulder. There are only a few whorls, showing deep sutures, and a large body whorl. The aperture is long and narrow. The color of the shell is creamy white.

References

• Description of Eucithara coronata
• Bouge, L.J. & Dautzenberg, P.L. 1914. Les Pleurotomides de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et de ses dependances. Journal de Conchyliologie 61: 123-214
• Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575. page(s): 488-494

Eucithara coronata is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Mangeliidae.^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1843 door Hinds.

Eucithara coronata é uma espécie de gastrópode do gênero Eucithara, pertencente à família Mangeliidae.^[2]

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