Cystiscus caeruleus
| Cystiscus caeruleus | |
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| Shell of Cystiscus caeruleus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
| Genus: | Cystiscus |
| Species: | C. caeruleus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cystiscus caeruleus Boyer, 2003[1]
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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.
Categories:
- Cystiscidae
- Gastropods described in 2003
- Cystiscus
- Cystiscidae stubs