Crossea bellula
| Crossea bellula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Vetigastropoda (unassigned) |
| Family: | Crosseolidae |
| Genus: | Crossea |
| Species: | C. bellula |
| Binomial name | |
| Crossea bellula A. Adams, 1865 | |
Crossea bellula is a species of small sea snail or micromollusc, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Crosseolidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 2 mm. The white shell has a depressed turbinate shape. The whorls contain spiral lirae and lack varices. The interstices are neatly cancellated. The simple outer lip is thin and has a acute margin.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Crossea bellula A. Adams, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596651 on 2012-09-01
- ↑ A. Adams, On some new genera of Mollusca from the seas of Japan; The Annals and magazine of natural history 3rd ser. v.15 (1865)
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp
External links
| External identifiers for Crossea bellula | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 596651 |
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