Lissotesta granum
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| Lissotesta granum (Murdoch and Suter, 1906 |
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Cirsonella granum Murdoch and Suter, 1906 |
Lissotesta granum 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 about 15 miles east of Great Barrier Island.
[edit] Habitat
This snail is found at depths of about 200 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is minute, thin, white, turbinate, smooth except for traces of obsolete spirals on the body whorl. The species resembles Lissotesta errata but lacks the spirals within the umbilicus.
The shell height is up to 1.75 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
