Hemilienardia pardus
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| Hemilienardia pardus | |
|---|---|
| Original image of a shell of Hemilienardia pardus (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Hemilienardia |
| Species: | H. pardus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemilienardia pardus | |
Hemilienardia pardus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
Color varies from snail to snail, but red and white is a common color. The shell color becomes less vibrant when not maintained by a live snail.[2] The length of the shell attains 5.8 mm.