Leiocithara zamula

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

Leiocithara zamula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Leiocithara
Species:
L. zamula
Binomial name
Leiocithara zamula
Kilburn, 1992

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs off Transkei, South Africa, at depths between 160 m and 350 m.

References

  1. WoRMS (2009). Leiocithara zamula Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434198 on 2017-08-03
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