Cirsonella consobrina
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| Cirsonella consobrina Powell, 1930 |
Cirsonella consobrina is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cyclostrematidae.
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[edit] Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand, found on the east coast of Northland in the North Island.
[edit] Habitat
This species is found at depths of between 10 and 22 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is minute, depressed-turbinate, glossy, thick and solid, with a narrow umbilicus. The surface is smooth except for about eight fine spiral threads around the umbilical area.
Shell coloration is white.
The shell height is up to 0.8 mm, and the width is up to 1.2 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
