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This species occurs in marine reefs off the north west coast of [[New Caledonia]]. It has been observed at two stations near the coast of [[Koumac|Kuomac]]<ref>''Cystiscus pardus'' Boyer, 2003 in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei</nowiki> accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-24.</ref>. It lives from depths between 15 to 20m. |
This species occurs in marine reefs off the north west coast of [[New Caledonia]]. It has been observed at two stations near the coast of [[Koumac|Kuomac]]<ref>''Cystiscus pardus'' Boyer, 2003 in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei</nowiki> accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-24.</ref>. It lives from depths between 15 to 20m. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
| Genus: | Cystiscus |
| Species: | C. pardus
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| Cystiscus pardus Boyer, 2003[1]
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Cystiscus pardus is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk from the family Cystiscidae[2].
Description
The shell of C. pardus is small, translucent, and white. The shells have been observed to grow up to 1.55 mm long and 1mm wide. They can be identified by their flat spire, smooth inner shell lip, and 3 ridged plaits on their columellar fold[3].
The snail C. pardus has a small bifurcated head and red eyes[4]. The snail's foot has a cloudy patten of yellow and white. Its mantle is yellow with densely packed blue leopard spots which can be seen through the shell.
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Distribution
This species occurs in marine reefs off the north west coast of New Caledonia. It has been observed at two stations near the coast of Kuomac[5]. It lives from depths between 15 to 20m.
References
- ^ Boyer, F. (2003). "The Cystiscidae (Caenogastropoda) from upper reef formations of New Caledonia". Iberus. 21 (1): 241–272. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Cystiscus pardus (Boyer, 2003)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Haase, Martin; Zielske, Susan (28 September 2015). "Five new cryptic freshwater gastropod species from New Caledonia (Caenogastropoda, Truncatelloidea, Tateidae)". ZooKeys. 523: 63–87. doi:10.3897/zookeys.523.6066. ISSN 1313-2970.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Haase, Martin; Zielske, Susan (28 September 2015). "Five new cryptic freshwater gastropod species from New Caledonia (Caenogastropoda, Truncatelloidea, Tateidae)". ZooKeys. 523: 63–87. doi:10.3897/zookeys.523.6066. ISSN 1313-2970.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Cystiscus pardus Boyer, 2003 in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-24.