Plesiocystiscus violaceus
| Plesiocysticus violaceous | |
|---|---|
| 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. violaceous |
| Binomial name | |
| Plesiocystiscus violaceous Rolán E. & Gori S. 2014 | |
Plesiocystiscus violaceous is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[1]
The species has a color of purple hence its etymology, and is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.
References
- ↑ Plesiocystiscus violaceous Rolán E. & Gori S. 2014. 15 November 2017. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
Further reading
- Rolán E. & Gori S. 2014. New information on the marginellids of São Tomé and Principe, with new records and the description of four new species. Iberus, 32(1): 1-25.
External links
- Photo of Plesiocystiscys violaceous at MNHN (in French)
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