Crosseola bollonsi

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Crosseola bollonsi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Conradiidae
Genus: Crosseola
Species:
C. bollonsi
Binomial name
Crosseola bollonsi
Dell, 1956

Crosseola bollonsi is a species of minute sea snail, also known as a micromollusc, belonging to the family Conradiidae. It is a marine gastropod mollusc that inhabits oceanic waters. Like other members of its genus, Crosseola bollonsi is characterized by its small, coiled shell and its adaptation to benthic marine environments. [1]

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Description

The height of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 3.3 mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic to the North Cape, New Zealand.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2013). Crosseola bollonsi Dell, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598302 on 2013-09-22