Eucithara fusiformis

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

Eucithara fusiformis
Shell of Eucithara fusiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Eucithara
Species:	E. fusiformis
Binomial name
Eucithara fusiformis (Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
Eucithara hypercalles J.C. Melvill, 1898 Mangelia fusiformis Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 12.7 mm and 16.3 mm.

The shell is yellowish white, stained or interruptedly fasciated with orange-brown. The outer lip has 13-14 teeth, the inner lip 17-18.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Vanuatu.