Lissospira valvata

Lissospira valvata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Lissospira
Species: L. valvata
Binomial name
Lissospira valvata
(Dall, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Ganesa valvata Dall, 1927
  • Ganesa (Lissospira) valvata Dall, 1927

Lissospira valvata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Description

The size of the shell attains 2.6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, Georgia, USA, and the Bahamas at depths between 45 m and 805 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lissospira valvata (Dall, 1927). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532983 on 2012-09-01

External links

External identifiers for Lissospira valvata
Encyclopedia of Life 4794038
WoRMS 532983


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