Cirsonella simplex
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| Cirsonella simplex Powell, 1937 |
Cirsonella simplex 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
The shell is very small, solid, turbinate, smooth and glossy, and without sculpture. The umbilicus is narrow, and almost filled by two crescentic ridges of callus, bordering the inner lip.
The shell height is up to 1.4 mm, and the width is up to 1.75 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
