Leiocithara potti

Leiocithara potti
Original image of a shell of Leiocithara potti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Mangeliidae
Genus:Leiocithara
Species: L. potti
Binomial name
Leiocithara potti
(Sturany, 1900)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma (Drillia) potti Sturany, 1900 (basionym)
  • Pleurotoma potti Sturany, 1900 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 12.4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and off Eritrea.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2017). Leiocithara potti (Sturany, 1900). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955638 on 2017-08-04

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