Scissurella rota

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Scissurella rota
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Shell of Scissurella rota (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Superfamily: Scissurelloidea
Family: Scissurellidae
Genus: Scissurella
Species:
S. rota
Binomial name
Scissurella rota
Yaron, 1983

Scissurella rota is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Scissurellidae, the little slit snails. [1] [2]

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Description

The size of the shell is small and varies between 1.3 mm and 1.9 mm. It is typically fragile, thin and globose with a small spire and whorls. The umbilicus is relatively broad and shallow, with the aperture appearing ovate-oblong with a sharp outer lip. It is white in color and some species in this family exhibit a slightly pearly or glossy sheen. [3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off the East Cape Province, South Africa.

Diet

Members of this species feed primarily on algae or detritus.

Habitat

Typically found in the benthic zone of a body of water.

References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2013). Scissurella rota Yaron, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=493086 on 2013-02-16
  2. ↑ Geiger D.L. (2012) Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729-1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7. (30 October 2012)
  3. ↑ "Scissurella Rota". Animalia. 2025-03-19.
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