''Intelcystiscus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of minute
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
, a
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...
or
micromollusc
A micromollusc is a shelled mollusc which is extremely small, even at full adult size. The word is usually, but not exclusively, applied to marine molluscs, although in addition, numerous species of land snails and freshwater molluscs also ...
in the family
Cystiscidae
Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of small 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 costat ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Intelcystiscus'' include:
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Intelcystiscus coyi
''Intelcystiscus coyi'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae
Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.
Descript ...
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Espinosa & Ortea, 2002
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Intelcystiscus gordonmoorei
''Intelcystiscus gordonmoorei'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae
Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.
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Ortea & Espinosa, 2001
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Intelcystiscus rancholunensis
''Intelcystiscus rancholunensis'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae
Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.
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Espinosa & Ortea, 2006
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Intelcystiscus teresacarrenoae
''Intelcystiscus teresacarrenoae'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe. It is named after Teresa Carreño
María ...
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Ortea & Espinosa, 2016
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Intelcystiscus yemayae
''Intelcystiscus'' is a genus of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Cystiscidae
Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.
Description
The sh ...
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Espinosa & Ortea, 2003
References
Cystiscidae
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