Plesiocystiscus josephinae
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Plesiocystiscus josephinae is a species of minute sea snail
, a marine
gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae
, sometimes placed in the family Cystiscidae
. This species is sometimes known as Cystiscus josephinae.
Also see the article on the genus Plesiocystiscus
.
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
, a marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae
Marginellidae
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.- Taxonomy :...
, sometimes placed in the family Cystiscidae
Cystiscidae
Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.- Description :The shell is minute to large, either white, uniformly colored, or patterned; the surface is smooth, sculptured, or axially costate; the spire is flat to immersed, or low to tall; the...
. This species is sometimes known as Cystiscus josephinae.
Also see the article on the genus Plesiocystiscus
Plesiocystiscus
Plesiocystiscus is a genus of minute sea predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cystiscidae. -Etymology:...
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