Biology:Cystiscus mosaica

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Cystiscus mosaica
Cystiscus mosaica (MNHN-IM-2000-4824).jpeg
Shell of Cystiscus mosaica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Cystiscinae
Genus: Cystiscus
Species:
C. mosaica
Binomial name
Cystiscus mosaica
Wakefield & McCleery, 2005[1]

Cystiscus mosaica is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[2]

Description

The size of the shell attains 1.51 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Tuamotu Islands.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5201246 entry