Lissotesta otagoensis

Taxobox
name = "Lissotesta otagoensis"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
subclassis = Orthogastropoda
superordo = Vetigastropoda
superfamilia = Trochoidea
familia = Cyclostrematidae
genus = "Lissotesta"
species = "L. otagoensis"
binomial = "Lissotesta otagoensis"
binomial_authority = Dell, 1956
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"Lissotesta otagoensis" is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cyclostrematidae.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand, found off the east coast of the South Island.

Habitat

This snail is found at depths of about 200 m.

hell description

The shell is similar to "Lissotesta decipiens" but with a narrow concave shoulder, marked off by a distinct spiral cord. The only other sculpture is indistinct, sub-obsolete spiral striae, and a broad low spiral ridge bordering the umbilicus. Radial threads over the lower base crenulate the basal ridge but do not enter the umbilicus.

The shell height is up to 2.2 mm, and the width is up to 2 mm.

References

* Powell A. W. B., "New Zealand Mollusca", William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1