Leiocithara potti

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Leiocithara potti
Leiocithara potti 001.jpg
Original image of a shell of Leiocithara potti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Leiocithara
Species:
L. potti
Binomial name
Leiocithara potti
(Sturany, 1900)
Synonyms [1]
  • Pleurotoma (Drillia) pottiSturany, 1900 (basionym)
  • Pleurotoma pottiSturany, 1900 (original combination)

Leiocithara potti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 12.4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and off Eritrea.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2017). Leiocithara potti (Sturany, 1900). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955638 on 2017-08-04
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