Cystiscus caeruleus

Cystiscus caeruleus is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.^[2]

Cystiscus caeruleus
Shell of Cystiscus caeruleus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Cystiscidae
Subfamily:	Cystiscinae
Genus:	Cystiscus
Species:	C. caeruleus
Binomial name
Cystiscus caeruleus Boyer, 2003[1]

Description

The shell is a smooth, semi-translucent white with a slit-like opening along one side.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

1. Boyer, F. (2003). "The Cystiscidae (Caenogastropoda) from upper reef formations of New Caledonia". Iberus. 21 (1): 241–272. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
2. Cystiscus caeruleus Boyer, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
3. "Shell Catalogue - Family CYSTISCIDAE". gastropods.com.