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Leiocithara potti

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Leiocithara potti
Original image of a shell of Leiocithara potti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Leiocithara
Species:
L. potti
Binomial name
Leiocithara potti
(Sturany, 1900)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma (Drillia) potti Sturany, 1900 (basionym)
  • Pleurotoma potti Sturany, 1900 (original combination)

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 12.4 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Red Sea and off Eritrea.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2017). Leiocithara potti (Sturany, 1900). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955638 on 2017-08-04
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