Plesiocystiscus elzae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae.[1][2]
Plesiocystiscus elzae | |
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Shell of Plesiocystiscus elzae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Cystiscidae |
Subfamily: | Plesiocystiscinae |
Genus: | Plesiocystiscus |
Species: | P. elzae
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Binomial name | |
Plesiocystiscus elzae Bozzetti, da Costa & T. Cossignani, 2010
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 1.28 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Mozambique.
References
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- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Plesiocystiscus elzae Bozzetti, da Costa & T. Cossignani, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512188 on 2019-01-05
- ^ Bozzetti L., Da Costa D. & Cossignani, T. (2010) Quattro nuovi Plesiocystiscus dal Mozambico (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, Cystiscidae). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 69:16-18.