Cystiscus caeruleus

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Cystiscus caeruleus
Shell of Cystiscus caeruleus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this 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[edit]

The shell is a smooth, semi-translucent white with a slit-like opening along one side.[3]

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Boyer, F. (2003). "The Cystiscidae (Caenogastropoda) from upper reef formations of New Caledonia". Iberus. 21 (1): 241–272. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ Cystiscus caeruleus Boyer, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Shell Catalogue - Family CYSTISCIDAE". gastropods.com.