Anacithara dulcinea
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Anacithara dulcinea

Anacithara dulcinea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.

Appearance

The length of the ovate, dirty white shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm. A white, fusiform, very delicately-striated shell, with six swollen whorls, impressed at the sutures, obscurely longitudinally ribbed. The aperture is oblong. The outer lip is effuse. Under a lens the surface is seen to be very finely besprinkled with minute dust-like brown spots.

Distribution

Geography

This marine species occurs off Lifu, the Loyalty Islands.

References

1. Anacithara dulcinea Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacithara_dulcinea

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