''Intelcystiscus'' is a
genus of minute
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 ...
mollusc
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or
micromollusc
A micromollusk is a shelled mollusk which is extremely small, even at full adult size. The word is usually, but not exclusively, applied to marine mollusks, although in addition, numerous species of land snails and freshwater mollusks also r ...
in the family
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; ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Intelcystiscus'' include:
*''
Intelcystiscus coyi''
Espinosa & Ortea, 2002
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Intelcystiscus gordonmoorei''
Ortea & Espinosa, 2001
*''
Intelcystiscus rancholunensis''
Espinosa & Ortea, 2006
*''
Intelcystiscus teresacarrenoae''
Ortea & Espinosa, 2016
*''
Intelcystiscus yemayae''
Espinosa & Ortea, 2003
References
Cystiscidae
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