Lissotesta micra
Lissotesta micra, common name the tiny false top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
Lissotesta micra | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Family: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | Lissotesta |
Species: | L. micra |
Binomial name | |
Lissotesta micra (Tenison-Woods, 1876) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Cyclostrema micra Tenison-Woods, 1876 (original combination) |
Description
The shell grows to a height of 1.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Tasmania and off New South Wales, Australia.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lissotesta micra (Tenison-Woods, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598318 on 27 March 2013
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Lissotesta micra". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Seashells of New South Wales: Lissotesta micra
- Molluscs of Tasmania: Lissotesta micra
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