Leiocithara angulata

Leiocithara angulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Leiocithara angulata
Drawing of a shell of Leiocithara angulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Leiocithara
Species:	L. angulata
Binomial name
Leiocithara angulata (Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
Cythara angulata Brazier, 1876 Eucithara angulata (Reeve, 1846) Mangelia angulata Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

The whorls are sharply angulated, with a few sharp narrow longitudinal ribs, crossing the shoulder to the suture, no revolving striae. The shell is yellowish brown, lineated with pale chestnut.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Queensland, Australia