Lissotesta impervia

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Lissotesta impervia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Lissotesta
Species:
L. impervia
Binomial name
Lissotesta impervia
(Strebel, 1908) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Margarites impervia(Strebel, 1908)
  • Photinula (Submargarita) imperviaStrebel, 1908
  • Submargarita impervia(Strebel, 1908)

Lissotesta impervia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea. [2] [3]

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Description

The height of the shell attains 2.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Argentina (Santa Cruz) and in the subantarctic waters off South Georgia at depths between 110 m and 252 m.

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References

  1. Strebel, H. 1908. Die Gastropoden (mit Ausnahme de nackten Opisthobranchier). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 6(1): 111 pp., 6 pls
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Lissotesta impervia (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=713981 on 2013-04-14
  3. Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.