Cystiscus punctatus

Cystiscus punctatus is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[2]

Cystiscus punctatus
Shell of Cystiscus punctatus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Cystiscinae
Genus: Cystiscus
Species:
C. punctatus
Binomial name
Cystiscus punctatus
Boyer, 2003[1]

Description

The size of the shell attains 1.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia

References

  1. Boyer, F. (2003). "The Cystiscidae (Caenogastropoda) from upper reef formations of New Caledonia". Iberus. 21 (1): 241–272. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. Cystiscus punctatus Boyer, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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