Eucyclotoma inquinata
Shell of Eucyclotoma inquinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Eucyclotoma
Species:
E. inquinata
Binomial name
Eucyclotoma inquinata
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotoma inquinata Reeve, 1845

Eucyclotoma inquinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

The shell is spirally ridged and closely longitudinally striated. The sinus is deep. The color of the shell is whitish, stained here and there with orange-brown. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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