Plesiothyreus cytherae explained
Plesiothyreus cytherae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phenacolepadidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 15.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Tahiti.
External links
- Lesson R.P. (1830–1831). Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. Zoologie, 2(1): 1–471 [pp. 1–24 (1830), 25–471 (1831)] Paris: Arthus Bertrand
- Broderip W.J. (1834). Description of a new genus of Gasteropoda. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 2: 47–49
- Sowerby, G. B. III. (1910). Description of new species of Donovania, Pisania, Phenocolepas, and Fissurella. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 9(1): 65–67
- Fukumori H., Yahagi T., Warén A. & Kano Y. (2019). Amended generic classification of the marine gastropod family Phenacolepadidae: transitions from snails to limpets and shallow-water to deep-sea hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 185(3): 636–655
Notes and References
- MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Plesiothyreus cytherae (Lesson, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1323144 on 2020-01-12
