Lissotesta impervia

Lissotesta impervia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[2][3]

Lissotesta impervia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Lissotesta
Species:
L. impervia
Binomial name
Lissotesta impervia
(Strebel, 1908) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Margarites impervia (Strebel, 1908)
  • Photinula (Submargarita) impervia Strebel, 1908
  • Submargarita impervia (Strebel, 1908)

Description

The height of the shell attains 2.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Argentina (Santa Cruz) and in the subantarctic waters off South Georgia at depths between 110 m and 252 m.

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References

  1. Strebel, H. 1908. Die Gastropoden (mit Ausnahme de nackten Opisthobranchier). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 6(1): 111 pp., 6 pls
  2. Bouchet, P. (2012). Lissotesta impervia (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=713981 on 2013-04-14
  3. Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.


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