Cytharopsis kyushuensis
Cytharopsis kyushuensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Cytharopsis kyushuensis | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Cytharopsis kyushuensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Cytharopsis |
| Species: | C. kyushuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cytharopsis kyushuensis (Shuto, T., 1965) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 15 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the East China Sea; off Japan and the Philippines.
References
- "Cytharopsis kyushuensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- Shuto, Tsugio. Turrid Gastropods from the Upper Pleistocene Moeshima Shell Bed. Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, 1965.
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
External links
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