Crosseola cuvieriana
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| Crosseola cuvieriana (Mestayer, 1919) |
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Crossea cuvieriana Mestayer, 1919 |
Crosseola cuvieriana is a small sea snail or micromollusc, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cyclostrematidae.
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[edit] Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand, found around islands off the north east coast of the North Island such as Cuvier Island, Little Barrier Island, and the Hen and Chicken Islands.
[edit] Habitat
This snail is found at depths of between 35 and 75 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is small, white, trochiform, boldly fenestrated by prominent but narrow spiral keels, crossed by almost equally strong narrow axials. There are two keels on the spire-whorls, plus three more on the base, in addition to a strong plait, encircling the free-edged expanded columellar lip. There is a deep notch in the basal lip between the end of the pillar and the termination of the basal fold.
The shell height is up to 3 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
