Liocarinia disjuncta

Liocarinia disjuncta
Original drawing with three views of a shell of Liocarinia disjuncta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Skeneidae
Genus:	Liocarinia
Species:	L. disjuncta
Binomial name
Liocarinia disjuncta (Hedley, 1903)
Synonyms
Liotia disjunctaHedley, C. 1903

Liocarinia disjuncta is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. ^[1]

Description

(Original description by Ch. Hedley) The height of the shell attains 1.1 mm (0.043 in), its diameter 1.5 mm (0.059 in). This small, pale brown shell has a turbinate shape and is broadly umbilicate. It contains 3 whorls, of which the first 1½ are embryonic. The body whorl is rapidly increasing and descending, at last becoming loose. It is angled at the periphery, at the base and the umbilical margin. The sculpture of the shell shows numerous closely packed strong radial ribs, which project as denticules from the periphery. Between the basal and peripheral angles the ribs descend perpendicularly and are crossed by fine spiral threads. Crossing the base the ribs ascend the umbilicus. The simple aperture is oblique and circular. ^[2]

The minute size, simple aperture and uncoiling of the body whorl distinguish this species.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales at depths between 75 m (246 ft) and 91 m (299 ft).

References

1. Marshall, B. (2013). Liocarinia disjuncta (Hedley, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719384 on 2013-10-24
2. Hedley, C. 1903. Scientific results of the trawling expedition of H.M.C.S. "Thetis" off the coast of New South Wales in February and March, 1898, pt. 6. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 4(1): 326-402 (described as Liotia disjuncta)

• Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the Liotiidae of New South Wales. The Australian Zoologist 12(1): 1–25, figs 1–49a
• Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109

External links

• "Liocarinia disjuncta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.