Biology:Cirsonella pisiformis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Cirsonella pisiformis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Skeneidae |
Genus: | Cirsonella |
Species: | C. pisiformis
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Binomial name | |
Cirsonella pisiformis Powell, 1937
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Cirsonella pisiformis is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 1.3 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand. It occurs off Three Kings Islands at a depth of 260 m.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2013). Cirsonella pisiformis Powell, 1937. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598295 on 2013-10-14
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1
Wikidata ☰ Q3172463 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirsonella pisiformis.
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