Lissotesta errata
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| Lissotesta errata Finlay, 1927 |
Lissotesta errata 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 eastern Otago, on the Chatham Rise, and around The Snares.
[edit] Habitat
This snail is found at depths of between 90 and 640 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is minute, thin, white, turbinate, narrowly and flatly shouldered, with an almost canaliculate suture, smooth except for occasional fine threads, and four coarser spirals within the umbilicus.
The shell height is up to 1.4 mm, and the width is up to 1.3 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
