Cystiscus minor is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[2]

Cystiscus minor
Shell of Cystiscus minor (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Cystiscinae
Genus: Cystiscus
Species:
C. minor
Binomial name
Cystiscus minor
Boyer, 2003[1]

Description

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The size of the shell attains 1.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine shell occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ Boyer, F. (2003). "The Cystiscidae (Caenogastropoda) from upper reef formations of New Caledonia". Iberus. 21 (1): 241–272. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ Cystiscus minor Boyer, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.