Pythia cecillii is a species of small air-breathing salt marsh snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ellobiidae.[1]
| Pythia cecillii | |
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| Live individuals of Pythia cecillii, showing color variation | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Ellobiida |
| Family: | Ellobiidae |
| Genus: | Pythia |
| Species: | P. cecillii
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| Binomial name | |
| Pythia cecillii (Philippi, 1847)
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The specific name cecillii is in honor of the French admiral Jean-Baptiste Cécille.
Distribution
editThis species occurs in Japan.
It is critically endangered and endangered (CR＋EN) in Japan.[2]
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pythia cecillii (Philippi, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1468332 on 2022-03-21
- ^ "日本のレッドデータ検索システム" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-10-01.. accessed 1 October 2009
External links
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