Plesiocystiscus violaceous is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[1]
| Plesiocystiscus violaceus | |
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| Shell of Plesiocystiscus violaceus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Genus: | Plesiocystiscus |
| Species: | P. violaceous
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| Binomial name | |
| Plesiocystiscus violaceous Rolán & Gori, 2014
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 2.6 mm.
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Distribution
editThe species is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Plesiocystiscus violaceous Rolán E. & Gori S. 2014. 15 November 2017. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Rolán E. & Gori S. 2014. New information on the marginellids of São Tomé and Principe, with new records and the description of four new species. Iberus, 32(1): 1-25.
External links
edit- Photo of Plesiocystiscus violaceus at MNHN (in French)
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