Cirsonella propelaxa
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| Cirsonella propelaxa Dell, 1956 |
Cirsonella propelaxa 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 Chatham Islands.
[edit] Habitat
This species is found at depths of about 240 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is similar to Cirsonella laxa, but much larger, with a taller spire, and the basal striations are within the umbilicus, not on the base proper.
Shell coloration is white.
The shell height is up to 2.5 mm, and the width is up to 3 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
