Liotella mackenae

Liotella mackenae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Liotella
Species: L. mackenae
Binomial name
Liotella mackenae
Dell, 1956

Liotella mackenae is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 1.3 mm, its diameter 1.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endmeic to New Zealand and occurs off Chatham Islands.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Liotella mackenae Dell, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598364 on 2012-09-11