Cithna margaritifera

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Cithna margaritifera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Cithna
Species:
C. margaritifera
Binomial name
Cithna margaritifera
(R. B. Watson, 1880)
Synonyms [1]

Lacuna margaritiferaR. B. Watson, 1880

Cithna margaritifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Cithna margaritifera (R. B. Watson, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934994 on 2018-12-28