Chrysallida leoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of a number within the genus Chrysallida.[2]

Chrysallida leoni
Shell of Chrysallida leoni (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Chrysallida
Species:
C. leoni
Binomial name
Chrysallida leoni
Fernández-Garcés, Peñas & Rolán, 2011[1]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba.

References

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  • Fernández-Garcés R., Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2011) A new species of Chrysallida (Pyramidelloidea, Chrysallidae) from Cuba. Gloria Maris 50(3-4): 79-82
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