Plesiocystiscus leonorae

Plesiocystiscus leonorae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae.[1][2]

Plesiocystiscus leonorae
Shell of Plesiocystiscus leonorae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Plesiocystiscinae
Genus: Plesiocystiscus
Species:
P. leonorae
Binomial name
Plesiocystiscus leonorae
Bozzetti, da Costa & T. Cossignani, 2010

Description

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The length of the shell attains 1.21 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Bozzetti L., Da Costa D. & Cossignani, T. (2010) Quattro nuovi Plesiocystiscus dal Mozambico (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, Cystiscidae). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 69:16-18.