Biology:Leiocithara musae
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Leiocithara musae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Mangeliidae |
Genus: | Leiocithara |
Species: | L. musae
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Binomial name | |
Leiocithara musae (Thiele, 1925)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Mangelia musae Thiele, 1925 (original combination) |
Leiocithara musae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 6.3 mm.[citation needed]
Distribution
This species occurs off Zanzibar; Mozambique and South Africa
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2009). Leiocithara macrocephala (Thiele, 1925). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434192 on 2017-08-03
- Thiele J., 1925. Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. In:. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899 II. Teil, vol. 17, No. 2, Gustav Fischer, Berlin
- Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13388749 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiocithara musae.
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