Cystiscus caeruleus
Species of gastropod
Cystiscus caeruleus | |
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Shell of Cystiscus caeruleus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Cystiscidae |
Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
Genus: | Cystiscus |
Species: | C. caeruleus |
Binomial name | |
Cystiscus caeruleus Boyer, 2003[1] |
Cystiscus caeruleus is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[2]
Description
The shell is a smooth, semi-translucent white with a slit-like opening along one side.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.
References
- ^ Boyer, F. (2003). "The Cystiscidae (Caenogastropoda) from upper reef formations of New Caledonia". Iberus. 21 (1): 241–272. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Cystiscus caeruleus Boyer, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ "Shell Catalogue - Family CYSTISCIDAE". gastropods.com.
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