Plesiocystiscus bubistae
| Plesiocystiscus bubistae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
| Genus: | Plesiocystiscus |
| Species: | P. bubistae |
| Binomial name | |
| Plesiocystiscus bubistae (Fernandes, 1987) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Cystiscus bubistae Fernandes, 1987 (basionym) | |
Plesiocystiscus bubistae is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 1.5 mm and 2.3 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along the Cape Verde Archipelago.
References
- 1 2 Plesiocystiscus bubistae (Fernandes, 1987) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 February 2011.
Further reading
- Coovert G. A. & Coovert H. K. (1995). "Revision of the supraspecific classification of marginelliform gastropods". The Nautilus 109(2-3): 43-110. page: 67.
- Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
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