Lissospira depressa

Lissospira depressa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Lissospira depressa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Lissospira
Species:
L. depressa
Binomial name
Lissospira depressa
(Dall, 1927)
Synonyms

Ganesa depressa Dall, 1927

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA, at a depth of 538 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lissospira depressa. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532979 on 2012-09-01
  • Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134
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