Lissotestella caelata
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Lissotesta caelata Powell, 1937 |
Lissotestella caelata 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 around the Three Kings Islands.
[edit] Habitat
This snail is found at depths of about 260 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is minute, globose, rather solid, white, sculptured with strong rounded spiral cords, with narrow interspaces. The aperture is sub-circular, and the peristome is thin edged, but with a slight swelling behind the outer lip.
The shell height is up to 0.85 mm, and the width is up to 0.8 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
