Eucyclotoma varicifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Eucyclotoma varicifera | |
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| hell of Eucyclotoma varicifera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Eucyclotoma |
| Species: | E. varicifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucyclotoma varicifera (Pease, 1868)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Daphnella varicifera Pease, 1868 | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 17 mm, its diameter 5 mm.
(Original description) The elongate shell is straightly acuminate, rather light and thin. It is decussated by longitudinal and transverse ridges. It contains six, flatly convex whorls, furnished here and there with somewhat indistinct varices. The aperture is wide. The siphonal canal is short. The color of the shell is white, stained with reddish brown. [2]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Paumotus, Polynesia.
References edit
- ^ a b Eucyclotoma varicifera (Pease, 1868). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- ^ Pease W.H. (1868 ["1867"). Descriptions of marine Gasteropodæ, inhabiting Polynesia. American Journal of Conchology. 3(3): 211-222]
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links edit
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.