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Cystiscus carinifer Wakefield & McCleery, 2005
389190 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:389190)
accepted
Species
marine
Wakefield A. & McCleery T. 2005. Three new species of <i>Cystiscus</i> Stimpson, 1865 (Gastropoda: Cystiscidae) from the Tuamotu Archipelago. <i>Novapex</i> 6(1-2): 19-30 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Type locality contained in Tuamotu Islands
type locality contained in Tuamotu Islands [details]
Etymology Cystiscus carinifer is named for the lateral profile of the strongly emergent first columellar plication, from the Latin...
Etymology Cystiscus carinifer is named for the lateral profile of the strongly emergent first columellar plication, from the Latin carina (f.); keel of a ship. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cystiscus carinifer Wakefield & McCleery, 2005. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389190 on 2025-06-24
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Wakefield A. & McCleery T. 2005. Three new species of <i>Cystiscus</i> Stimpson, 1865 (Gastropoda: Cystiscidae) from the Tuamotu Archipelago. <i>Novapex</i> 6(1-2): 19-30 (look up in IMIS) [details]




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Etymology Cystiscus carinifer is named for the lateral profile of the strongly emergent first columellar plication, from the Latin carina (f.); keel of a ship. [details]