Sukashitrochus lyallensis

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Sukashitrochus lyallensis
Sukashitrochus lyallensis (Finlay, 1926) (AM MA70696-1).jpg
Shell of Sukashitrochus lyallensis (specimen at the Auckland War Memorial Museum)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Scissurellidae
Genus: Sukashitrochus
Species:
S. lyallensis
Binomial name
Sukashitrochus lyallensis
(Finlay, 1927)
Synonyms [1]
  • Schismope atkinsoni Suter, 1913
  • Schismope lyallensis Finlay, 1927
  • Sinezona lyallensis(Finlay, 1927)

Sukashitrochus lyallensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Scissurellidae. [1]

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Habitat

Sukashitrochus lyallensis is generally found in New Zealand. It is found in water up to a depth of 240 m. [1]

Shell description

At 1.5 mm in height and 1.8 mm in width, its shell is larger than Sinezona iota and Sinezona laques . [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 WoRMS : Sukashitrochus lyallensis; accessed : 21 October 2010
  2. Finlay, H.J. "A Further Commentary on New Zealand Molluscan Systematics". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 May 2021.