Biology:Leiocithara zamula

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Leiocithara zamula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Leiocithara
Species:
L. zamula
Binomial name
Leiocithara zamula
Kilburn, 1992

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs off Transkei, South Africa, at depths between 160 m and 350 m.

References

  1. WoRMS (2009). Leiocithara zamula Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434198 on 2017-08-03

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10317063 entry