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Plesiocystiscus violaceus

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Plesiocysticus violaceous
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P. violaceous
Binomial name
Plesiocystiscus violaceous
Rolán E. & Gori S. 2014

Plesiocystiscus violaceous is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[1]

The species has a color of purple hence its etymology, and is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.

References

Further reading

  • Rolán E. & Gori S. 2014. New information on the marginellids of São Tomé and Principe, with new records and the description of four new species. Iberus, 32(1): 1-25.