Cirsonella maoria
Cirsonella maoria is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.[1]
| Cirsonella maoria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Cirsonella |
| Species: | C. maoria |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirsonella maoria Powell, 1937 | |
Description
The height of the shell attains 1.3 mm, its diameter 1.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand. It occurs off Three Kings Islands at a depth of 260 m.
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References
- Rosenberg, G. (2013). Cirsonella maoria (Powell, 1937). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598292 on 2013-10-04
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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