Leiocithara perlucidula

Leiocithara perlucidula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Leiocithara perlucidula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Leiocithara
Species:
L. perlucidula
Binomial name
Leiocithara perlucidula
Kilburn, 1992

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs off Northern Zululand to Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, at depths between 40 m and 150 m.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Leiocithara perlucidula Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434195 on 2017-08-03
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