Anacithara modica

Anacithara modica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.^[1]

Anacithara modica
Two views of a shell of Anacithara modica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Horaiclavidae
Genus:	Anacithara
Species:	A. modica
Binomial name
Anacithara modica (E. A. Smith, 1882)
Synonyms[1]
Pleurotoma (Mangilia) modica E. A. Smith, 1882 (original combination) Pleurotoma modica E. A. Smith, 1882 (original combination)

Description

The length of the ovate-fusiform, pink to purple, semitransparent shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2½ mm. It contains 6 whorls. The aperture is small. The outer lip is much thickened and slightly sinuate on top..The columella has a slight callus. The wide siphonal canal is very short.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.