| Laevilitorina bruniensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Laevilitorina |
| Species: | L. bruniensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Laevilitorina bruniensis (C.E. Beddome, 1883) | |
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Laevilitorina bruniensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. [1]
The height of the shell attains 0.5 mm, its diameter 0.9 mm. [2]
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This marine species is endemic to Australia, occurring off South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and in the Bass Strait.
First described by Marshall (1988) from specimens collected off the Brunner Peninsula, New Zealand, this species inhabits subtidal sandy substrates at depths of 15–200 meters. by its translucent, depressed-turbinate shell with fine spiral threads, Z. bruniense represents a poorly understood component of benthic microgastropod diversity. Like other skeneids, it likely feeds on microbial films through its specialized radula. The species' limited dispersal capacity and patchy distribution make it particularly vulnerable to seabed disturbances. [3]
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