Eucithara castanea

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

Eucithara castanea
Drawing of a shell of Eucithara castanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Eucithara
Species:	E. castanea
Binomial name
Eucithara castanea (Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
Mangelia castanea Reeve, 1846 (original combination) Mangelia casta Reeve, L.A., 1846 (renamed)

Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

The whorls are rounded and longitudinally ribbed. The interstices show close revolving striae; chestnut-brown.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and off Queensland (Australia).