Biology:Leiocithara porcellanea

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Short description: Species of gastropod

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

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

  1. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q10317062 entry