Leucotina micra

Leucotina micra, common name the tiny pyramid-shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Amathinidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Tiny pyramid-shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Amathinidae
Genus:
Leucotina
Species:
L. micra
Binomial name
Leucotina micra
(Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Odostomia micra Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900
  • Odostomia punctospira Tate & May, 1900
  • Odostomia (Evalea) micra Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900
  • Turbonilla (Ondina) micra Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900

Description

The length of the shell measures 2 mm.

Distribution

This endemic species occurs in the littoral zone and offshore off Tasmania, and Victoria.

References
  1. Simon Grove, A guide to the seashells and other marine molluscs of Tasmania : Odostomia micra


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