Plesiocystiscus violaceus

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Plesiocystiscus violaceus
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Shell of Plesiocystiscus violaceus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Genus: Plesiocystiscus
Species:
P. violaceous
Binomial name
Plesiocystiscus violaceous
Rolán & Gori, 2014

Plesiocystiscus violaceous is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 2.6 mm.

Distribution

The species is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. [2]

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References

  1. Plesiocystiscus violaceous Rolán E. & Gori S. 2014 . 15 November 2017. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. 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.