Eucithara gracilis

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

Eucithara gracilis
Shell of Eucithara gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Eucithara
Species:	E. gracilis
Binomial name
Eucithara gracilis (Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
Eucithara gracilis striolata Bouge, J.L. & Ph. Dautzenberg, 1914 (nomen nudum) Mangelia gracilis Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

The ribs are narrow and distant. The interstices show very fine revolving striae. The color of the shell is whitish, with a central chestnut zone, and sometimes additional chestnut blotches.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, the Loyalty Islands and Queensland, Australia.