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Plesiocystiscinae is a subfamily of minute sea predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the infraorder Neogastropoda. The genus name on which this subfamily name is based is derived from the Greekword ''plesios'', near, in the sense of plesiomorphic, in other words having characters close to those of the ancestor, combined with ''Cystiscus'' the name of a closely related genus. Sometimes the single genus in this subfamily is simply left in the larger family Marginellidae. (Note: Gastropod taxonomy has been in flux for more than half a century, and this is especially true currently, because of new research in molecular phylogeny. Because of all the on-going changes, different reliable sources can yield very different classifications.) == Shell description == Shell minute to small, white, hyaline; last whorl rapidly expanded then lip abruptly swept posteriorly giving characteristic shape; spire flat to low; lip thickened posteriorly, smooth, lacking lirae or denticulation, external varix absent; siphonal notch absent; posterior notch absent; columella multiplicate with combined total of 3-8 plications plus parietal lirae; internal whorls cystiscid type. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Plesiocystiscinae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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