Lissotestella consobrina
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| Lissotestella consobrina Powell 1940 |
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Lissotesta consobrina Powell 1940 |
Lissotestella consobrina 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 185 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is minute, moderately solid, globose-turbinate, sculptured with strong narrow spiral ridges, three on the spire-whorls, the uppermost defining a broad shoulder area; four weaker and closer spaced spirals on the upper base, and two rather strong cords bordering a narrow crescentic umbilicus.
The shell height is up to 0.85 mm, and the width is up to 0.7 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
