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

Eucithara debilis
Apertural view of a shell of Eucithara debilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Eucithara
Species:
E. debilis
Binomial name
Eucithara debilis
(Pease, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Cythara debilis Pease, 1868
  • Eucithara daedalea W.H. Pease, 1867

Distribution

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This marine species is found off Paumotus, Polynesia, and off Guam.

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

The shell is narrowly angulated at the suture, from which descend about ten longitudinal ribs, closely and finely crossed by revolving striae. Its color is white. The back of the body whorl is stained with chestnut.[2]

References

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  1. ^ WoRMS (2009). Eucithara debilis (Pease, 1868). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433712 on 2017-05-15
  2. ^ 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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