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Leiocithara
Sign in to saveLeiocithara is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Leiocithara is referenced by 16 other articles, and connects out to Mollusca, Animalia and ocean.
It is catalogued under topics including Gastropod genera, Leiocithara and Source attribution.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyMangeliidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 87
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Mangeliidae
- Collections
- USNM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Fiji, Philippines, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Iles Tonga, Mozambique, Wallis Et Futuna, Iles Fidji, Vanuatu
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Mangeliidae
- Image
- Leiocithara sp. 001.jpg
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- taxon name
- Leiocithara
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Leiocithara
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Species
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- External links
Leiocithara is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Ch. Hedley originally proposed Leiocithara as a subgenus of Eucithara for a group of smooth shells having the contour of Eucithara, but without the characteristic grain sculpture.
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