Biology:Cirsonella parvula

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Cirsonella parvula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Cirsonella
Species:
C. parvula
Binomial name
Cirsonella parvula
Powell, 1926

Cirsonella parvula is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 0.8 mm, its diameter 0.9 mm. It was first described by Baden Powell in 1926.[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found off South Island.

References

  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1

Wikidata ☰ Q3142871 entry