Cirsonella densilirata
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| Cirsonella densilirata Suter, 1908 |
Cirsonella densilirata 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 in the South Island from Lyttelton south to the Auckland Islands and The Snares.
[edit] Habitat
This species is found at depths of between 90 and 185 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is similar to Cirsonella consobrina, but the whole of the post-nuclear surface is sculptured with faint incised linear grooves.
Shell coloration is white.
The shell height is up to 1.75 mm, and the width is up to 2.25 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
