Cystiscus deeae
| Cystiscus deeae | |
|---|---|
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| Shell of Cystiscus deeae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
| Genus: | Cystiscus |
| Species: | C. deeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cystiscus deeae Wakefield & McCleery, 2006[1] | |
Cystiscus deeae is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[2]
Description
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The size of the shell of this attains 1.23 mm.
This predatorial bottom feeder is primarily yellow, with small red eyes.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Kenutu Island, Tonga.
References
[edit]- ↑ 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 deeae Wakefield & McCleery, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cystiscus deeae Wakefield & McCleery, 2006". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 17 June 2026.