Biology:Leiocithara porcellanea
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Leiocithara |
| Species: | L. porcellanea
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| Binomial name | |
| Leiocithara porcellanea Kilburn, 1992
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Leiocithara porcellanea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 9.1 mm, its diameter 3.8 mm. It is closely related to Leiocithara lischkei (E. A. Smith, 1888) from Japan , but otherwise it displays shell characters of both Leiocithara and Citharomangelia.
Distribution
This species occurs off Zululand, South Africa, at depths between 75 m and 160 m.
References
- ↑ WoRMS (2009). Leiocithara porcellanea Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434196 on 2017-08-03
External links
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
- "Leiocithara porcellanea" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_19304.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q10317062 entry
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