Leiocithara perlucidula explained

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs off Northern Zululand to Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, at depths between 40 m and 150 m.

References

• Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575

External links

• Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2009). Leiocithara perlucidula Kilburn, 1992. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434195 on 2017-08-03