Plesiocystiscus leonorae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae.[1][2]
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| Shell of Plesiocystiscus leonorae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Plesiocystiscinae |
| Genus: | Plesiocystiscus |
| Species: | P. leonorae
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| Plesiocystiscus leonorae Bozzetti, da Costa & T. Cossignani, 2010
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 1.21 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Madagascar.
References
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- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Plesiocystiscus leonorae Bozzetti, da Costa & T. Cossignani, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512190 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.