Cirsonella propelaxa

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

Cirsonella propelaxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Cirsonella
Species:
C. propelaxa
Binomial name
Cirsonella propelaxa
Dell, 1956

Description

The height of the shell attains 2.5 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand. It occurs off Chatham Islands.

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References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2013). Cirsonella propelaxa Dell, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598296 on 2013-10-14
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1


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