Biology:Leiocithara translucens

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Leiocithara translucens
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Leiocithara
Species:
L. translucens
Binomial name
Leiocithara translucens
(Barnard, 1958)
Synonyms[1]

Mangilia translucens Barnard, 1958 (original combinatio

Leiocithara translucens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs off Transkei, South Africa, at depths between 50 m and 120 m.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2009). Leiocithara translucens (Barnard, 1958). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434197 on 2017-08-04

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10317064 entry