Eucithara gruveli is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Eucithara gruveli | |
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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. gruveli
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucithara gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1932)
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| Synonyms | |
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Glyphostoma gruveli Dautzenberg, 1932 (original combination) | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 7.1 mm, its diameter 3.1 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Madagascar.
Etymology
editThe snail is named after Jean Abel Gruvel.
References
edit- ^ WoRMS (2009). Eucithara gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1932). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433730 on 2017-05-17
- Dautzenberg P. 1932. Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Supplement.J. Conchyliol. 76(1); 4-119, pI. 1.