Leptocollonia thielei

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Leptocollonia thielei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Phasianelloidea
Family: Colloniidae
Subfamily: Colloniinae
Genus: Leptocollonia
Species:
L. thielei
Binomial name
Leptocollonia thielei
A. W. B. Powell, 1951

Leptocollonia thielei is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae. [1] [2]

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Description

The colorless shell grows to a height of 7 mm. It has a thin shell. It has a depressed-turbinate shape.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the South Georgia Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Leptocollonia thielei. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532963 on 2013-02-10
  2. Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.