Eucithara cincta

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

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.

The whorls are rather narrowly shouldered, the shoulder-angle sharp pointed by the ribs, which attain the suture. The interstices of the ribs show revolving striae. The color of the shell is yellowish brown, with a broad superior darker band.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.