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]
The species is named after the Boa Vista Creole name of the island "Bubista" (island of Boa Vista)
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 predominantly the island of Boa Vista.
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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