Eucithara fasciata

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

Eucithara fasciata
Shell of Eucithara fasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Eucithara
Species:	E. fasciata
Binomial name
Eucithara fasciata (Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms
Cythara fasciata (Reeve, 1846) (nomen dubium) Mangilia fasciata Reeve, L.A., 1846 (original description)

R.J. Kilburn (1992) could not find sufficient grounds to distinguish Mangelia fasciata (Gray in Reeve (1846) from Eucithara vittata (Hinds, 1843)^[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm.

The ribs are latticed with conspicuous transverse striae. The shell is yellowish white, with a central, narrow, chestnut band.^[3]>

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands .