Lissotesta benthicola
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| Lissotesta benthicola Powell, 1927 |
Lissotesta benthicola is a species of 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 off the east coast of the South Island.
[edit] Habitat
This snail is found at depths of about 310 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is minute, tall-turbinate, very thin, and transparent. The spire is smooth, except for the very faint axial growth lines and a false margined suture, but the base is sculptured with closely spaced linear grooves, followed by four cords, bordering the deep narrow umbilicus.
The shell height is up to 1.3 mm, and the width is up to 1 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
