Lissotesta micra

Lissotesta micra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Family: Seguenzioidea (unassigned)
Genus: Lissotesta
Species: L. micra
Binomial name
Lissotesta micra
(Tenison-Woods, 1876)
Synonyms[1]

Cyclostrema micra Tenison-Woods, 1876 (original combination)

Lissotesta micra, common name the tiny false top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a height of 1.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tasmania and off New South Wales, Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lissotesta micra (Tenison-Woods, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598318 on 27 March 2013

External links

External identifiers for Lissotesta micra
WoRMS 598318


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