Biology:Truncatella vincentiana

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Truncatella vincentiana
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Five beach-worn shells of Truncatella vincentiana from South Australia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Truncatellidae
Genus: Truncatella
Species:
T. vincentiana
Binomial name
Truncatella vincentiana
Cotton, 1942 [1]

Truncatella vincentiana is a species of very small land snail that lives next to saltwater, a gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Truncatellidae.

Distribution and habitat

This small snail is endemic to southern and southwestern Australia , including Tasmania. It lives in the intertidal zone, on mud flats.

Description

The average shell length is 5 mm.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7847931 entry