''Chrysallida leoni'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of a number within the genus ''
Chrysallida
''Chrysallida'' is a speciose genus of minute sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pyramidellidae within the tribe Chrysallidini.Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: G ...
''.
[Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Chrysallida leoni'' Fernández-Garcés, Peñas & Rolán, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578400 on 2011-10-26]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off
Cuba.
References
* Fernández-Garcés R., Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2011) A new species of Chrysallida (Pyramidelloidea, Chrysallidae) from Cuba. Gloria Maris 50(3-4): 79-82
External links
To World Register of Marine Species
leoni
Leoni is an Italian surname, literally meaning "lions". Notable people with this surname include:
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*Pier Leoni (died 1128), son of the Jewish convert Leo de Benedicto and founder of the Roman family of the Pierleoni
* Jacob Jehudah Leoni ...
Gastropods described in 2011
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