Cystiscus vitiensis
Species of gastropod
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Cystiscus vitiensis is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[2]
| Cystiscus vitiensis | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Cystiscus vitiensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
| Genus: | Cystiscus |
| Species: | C. vitiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cystiscus vitiensis Wakefield & McCleery, 2006[1] | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 1.76 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Fiji Islands .