Biology:Plesiocystiscus elzae

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Plesiocystiscus elzae
Plesiocystiscus elzae (MNHN-IM-2000-23787).jpeg
Shell of Plesiocystiscus elzae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Plesiocystiscinae
Genus: Plesiocystiscus
Species:
P. elzae
Binomial name
Plesiocystiscus elzae
Bozzetti, da Costa & T. Cossignani, 2010

Plesiocystiscus elzae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae.[1][2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 1.28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mozambique.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Plesiocystiscus elzae Bozzetti, da Costa & T. Cossignani, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512188 on 2019-01-05
  2. Bozzetti L., Da Costa D. & Cossignani, T. (2010) Quattro nuovi Plesiocystiscus dal Mozambico (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, Cystiscidae). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 69:16-18.

Wikidata ☰ Q14122966 entry