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Lissotesta liratula

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Lissotesta liratula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Lissotesta
Species:
L. liratula
Binomial name
Lissotesta liratula
(Pelseneer, 1903) [1]
Synonyms[2]

Cyclostrema liratulum Pelseneer, 1903 (original combination)

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

Description

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The height of the shell attains 1.1 mm.

Distribution

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This species is found in Antarctic waters: Weddell Sea, Bellingshausen Sea at a depth of 500 m.

References

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  1. ^ Pelseneer, P. 1903. Mollusques (Amphineures, Gastropodes et Lamellibranches). Expédition Antartique Belge: Résultats Voyage du S. Y. Belgica en 1897–1898–1899 7: 85 pp., pls. 1–9.
  2. ^ a b Lissotesta liratula (Pelseneer, 1903). 27 March 2013. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.