Intelcystiscus
Encyclopedia
Intelcystiscus is a genus
of minute sea snail
, a marine
gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Cystiscidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of minute sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
, a marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Cystiscidae
Cystiscidae
Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of minute 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...
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Species
Species within the genus Intelcystiscus include:- Intelcystiscus coyiIntelcystiscus coyiIntelcystiscus coyi is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae....
Espinosa & Ortea, 2002 - Intelcystiscus gordonmooreiIntelcystiscus gordonmooreiIntelcystiscus gordonmoorei is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae....
Ortea & Espinosa, 2001 - type species - Intelcystiscus yemayaeIntelcystiscus yemayaeIntelcystiscus yemayae is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae....
Espinosa & Ortea, 2003