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Eucithara caledonica
Eucithara caledonica is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
From the article Eucithara caledonica on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm. The subquadrate-ovate shell has a stout build and contains 8 whorls. It has a pure white colour. It shows fine and even revolving threads, and especially by having only six ribs, including the varix, on the body whorl. The outer lip is incrassate, but the inner part is smooth, and is slightly insinuate at the suture. The siphonal canal is very short and slight recurved.
Range & habitat
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia, Queensland (Australia).and Taiwan.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1397435.