Lodderia eumorpha cookiana
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| Lodderia eumorpha cookiana (Dell, 1952) |
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Crosseola cookiana Dell, 1952 |
Lodderia eumorpha cookiana is a subspecies of minute sea snail or micromollusc, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cyclostrematidae.
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[edit] Distribution
This subspecies is endemic to New Zealand's Mernoo Bank and Chatham Rise.
[edit] Habitat
This snail is found at depths of between 130 and 365 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is a relatively taller form of Lodderia eumorpha eumorpha, with both the spiral keels and their interstitial axials stronger, the latter strongly crenulating the umbilical spiral. The peristome is more thickened, and the outer lip section is developed into angular peaks at the terminal points of the spiral keels.
The shell height is up to 1.1 mm, and the width is up to 1.2 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
