Lissotesta micra

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Lissotesta micra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Lissotesta
Species:
L. micra
Binomial name
Lissotesta micra
(Tenison-Woods, 1876)
Synonyms [1]

Cyclostrema micraTenison-Woods, 1876 (original combination)

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Lissotesta micra, common name the tiny false top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.

Description

The shell grows to a height of 1.3 mm. Its shell is colourless (transparent) when fresh, and becomes opaque white with age. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tasmania and off New South Wales, Australia.

References

  1. ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lissotesta micra (Tenison-Woods, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598318 on 27 March 2013
  2. ↑ "Lissotesta micra". seashellsofnsw.org.au. Retrieved 2025-04-29.


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