Plesiocystiscus josephinae

Cystiscus josephinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Cystiscidae
Genus: Plesiocystiscus
Species: P. josephinae
Binomial name
Plesiocystiscus josephinae

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.

Distribution

This species is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.

References

  1. Gasgoigne, A. (1996). Cysticus josephinae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
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