Leiocithara translucens

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

Leiocithara translucens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Leiocithara
Species:
L. translucens
Binomial name
Leiocithara translucens
(Barnard, 1958)
Synonyms[1]

Mangilia translucens Barnard, 1958 (original combinatio

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs off Transkei, South Africa, at depths between 50 m and 120 m.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Leiocithara translucens (Barnard, 1958). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434197 on 2017-08-04
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  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
  • "Leiocithara translucens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.