Persicula pulchella
| Persicula pulchella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Persiculinae |
| Genus: | Persicula |
| Species: | P. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
| Persicula pulchella (Kiener, 1834) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Marginella pulchella Kiener, 1834 | |
Persicula pulchella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 5 mm and 7 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Western Australia.
References
- 1 2 Persicula pulchella (Kiener, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2010.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp
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