Eucithara macteola explained

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

Description

The shell size attains 9.4 mm, its diameter 4.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species has been found on the inner continental shelf of Zululand, South Africa.

References

• 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
• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2009). Eucithara macteola Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433738 on 2017-05-20