Cystiscus pusillus
Cystiscus pusillus is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[2]
Cystiscus pusillus | |
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Shell of Cystiscus pusillus (holotype at MNHN? Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Cystiscidae |
Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
Genus: | Cystiscus |
Species: | C. pusillus |
Binomial name | |
Cystiscus pusillus Wakefield & McCleery, 2006[1] | |
Description
The size of the shell attains 1.18 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Fiji Islands.
References
- Wakefield, A.; McCleery, T. (2006). "Descriptions of new species of Pacific Cystiscus Stimpson, 1865 (Gastropoda : Cystiscidae). Part 1: species with banded mantle patterns". Novapex (Hors-série 4). 7: 1–31.
- Cystiscus pusillus Wakefield & McCleery, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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