Cirsonella variecostata
| Cirsonella variecostata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Cirsonella |
| Species: | C. variecostata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirsonella variecostata Powell, 1940 | |
Cirsonella laxa is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 0.6 mm, its diameter 0.9 mm.
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands at a depth of 250 m.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2013). Cirsonella variecostata Powell, 1940. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598297 on 2013-10-15
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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