Cirsonella maoria
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| Cirsonella maoria Powell, 1937 |
Cirsonella maoria 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's Three Kings Islands.
[edit] Habitat
This species is found at depths of about 475 m.
[edit] Shell description
This little-known shell is small, solid, turbinate, smooth above and spirally striated below, from the periphery to the umbilical callus. The aperture is circular, with an internally thickened peristome.
Shell coloration is white.
The shell height is up to 1.3 mm, and the width is up to 1.7 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
