Eucithara gruveli is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2009). Eucithara gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1932). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433730 on 2017-05-17

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.1 mm, its diameter 3.1 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

Etymology The snail is named after Jean Abel Gruvel.

References

Dautzenberg P. 1932. Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Supplement.J. Conchyliol. 76(1); 4-119, pI. 1.

External links Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295. Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575