Crosseola bollonsi
| Crosseola bollonsi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Conradiidae |
| Genus: | Crosseola |
| Species: | C. bollonsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Crosseola bollonsi Dell, 1956 | |
Crosseola bollonsi is a species of minute sea snail, also known as a micromollusc, belonging to the family Conradiidae. It is a marine gastropod mollusc that inhabits oceanic waters. Like other members of its genus, Crosseola bollonsi is characterized by its small, coiled shell and its adaptation to benthic marine environments.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 3.3 mm.
Distribution
This species is endemic to the North Cape, New Zealand.
References
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2013). Crosseola bollonsi Dell, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598302 on 2013-09-22
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1