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Cystiscus mosaica Wakefield & McCleery, 2005
389191 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:389191)
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 Named after the 'mosaic-like' pattern of the internal mantle. From French 'mosaique', based on Latin musi(v)um ('decoration...
Etymology Named after the 'mosaic-like' pattern of the internal mantle. From French 'mosaique', based on Latin musi(v)um ('decoration with small square stones'). Modern Latin mosaicus of late middle English origin ('pattern produced by arrangin together small pieces of material'). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cystiscus mosaica Wakefield & McCleery, 2005. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389191 on 2025-09-12
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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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Etymology Named after the 'mosaic-like' pattern of the internal mantle. From French 'mosaique', based on Latin musi(v)um ('decoration with small square stones'). Modern Latin mosaicus of late middle English origin ('pattern produced by arrangin together small pieces of material'). [details]
