species: Eucithara sp in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Eucithara sp


©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Eucithara sp from the Horseshoe Reef area at Lizard Island.

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Eucithara sp from the Horseshoe Reef area at Lizard Island. Identified as Eucithara reticulata in the 1980s by Gwenda Pini, that species is now considered a synonym of Eucithara obesa which has not otherwise been recorded from the area.

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Eucithara sp from the Horseshoe Reef area at Lizard Island. Identified as Eucithara funiculata in the 1980s by Gwenda Pini which is still an accepted name (WORMS accessed 25 Aug 2018). However, that species has not otherwise been recorded from the area.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Mangeliidae
Genus Eucithara
Species Eucithara sp

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 1.3 cm (length of photographed specimen)

Synonyms

Distribution

Web resources