Cirsonella parvula

Cirsonella parvula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Cirsonella
Species: C. parvula
Binomial name
Cirsonella parvula
Powell, 1926

Cirsonella parvula is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 0.8 mm, its diameter 0.9 mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found off South Island.

References

  1. ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2013). Cirsonella parvula Powell, 1926. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598294 on 2013-10-14


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