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Leiocithara porcellanea Kilburn 1992

Leiocithara porcellanea

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.1 mm, its diameter 3.8 mm. It is closely related to Leiocithara lischkei (E. A. Smith, 1888) from Japan, but otherwise it displays shell characters of both Leiocithara and Citharomangelia.

Distribution

This species occurs off Zululand, South Africa, at depths between 75 m and 160 m.

References

  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2009). Leiocithara porcellanea Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434196 on 2017-08-03

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Leiocithara porcellanea: Brief Summary

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Leiocithara porcellanea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

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