Eucithara coronata

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Species of gastropod

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| taxon = Eucithara coronata | image = Eucithara coronata 01.jpg | image_caption = A shell of Eucithara coronata | authority = (Hinds, 1843) | synonyms_ref = | synonyms = * Cithara (Cithara) zonata auct.

  • Mangelia (Cithara) zonata [partim] auct.
  • Eucithara capillacea auct.
  • Mangelia celebensis Hinds, 1843
  • Mangelia coronata Hinds, 1843 (basionym)
  • Mangelia capillacea Reeve, 1846
  • Mangelia hornbeckii Reeve, 1846
  • Mangelia pallida Reeve, 1846
  • Mangelia zonata Reeve, 1846
  • Mangelia cithara Gould, 1849
  • Cythara waterhousei E. A. Smith, 1884
  • Mangilia (Cythara) psalterium Melvill & Standen, 1896
  • Cithara subgibbosa Hervier, 1897
  • Cithara eupoecila Hervier, 1897
  • Cithara semizonata Hervier, 1897
  • Cithara subgracilis Hervier, 1898
  • Mangilia (Cythara) chionea Melvill & Standen, 1899
  • Cythara chionea Melvill & Standen, 1899
  • Cythara optabilis Sowerby, 1907
  • Cythara psalterium J.C. Melvill & R. Standen, 1896
  • Mangilia (Cithara) zonata var. plurilineata Bouge & Dautzenberg, 1914 | display_parents = 3

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

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

References

  1. [http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/54407 OBIS : ''Eucithara coronata'']
  2. WoRMS (2010). Eucithara coronata. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433709 on 2011-08-08

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