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Cystiscidae

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Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.

Species

コゴメガイ科

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderNeogastropoda
  5. FamilyCystiscidae
Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
522
With media
10
Family
Cystiscidae
Collections
PRI, LACM, USNM, UF, NMV, DMNH
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, French Polynesia, Panama, Philippines, Australia, Oman

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Description
  • Taxonomy
  • 2005 taxonomy
  • Genera
  • References
  • External links

Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.

== Description == The shell is minute to large, either white, uniformly colored, or patterned; the surface is smooth, sculptured, or axially costate; the spire is flat to immersed, or low to tall; the protoconch is paucispiral; the lip is thickened, smooth or denticulate; an external varix is present or absent; a siphonal notch is present or absent; a posterior notch is present or absent; the columella is multiplicate, internal whorls cystiscid or modified cystiscid type. Mantle cavity with monopectinate ctenidium and bipectinate osphradium. Proboscis pleurembolic; jaws absent; typical radular sac present.

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