Leiocithara potti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Leiocithara potti
Original image of a shell of Leiocithara potti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Leiocithara
Species:
L. potti
Binomial name
Leiocithara potti
(Sturany, 1900)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma (Drillia) potti Sturany, 1900 (basionym)
  • Pleurotoma potti Sturany, 1900 (original combination)

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 12.4 mm.

Distribution edit

This species occurs in the Red Sea and off Eritrea.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2017). Leiocithara potti (Sturany, 1900). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955638 on 2017-08-04

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