Sukashitrochus lyallensis
Sukashitrochus lyallensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Scissurellidae.[1]
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Shell of Sukashitrochus lyallensis (specimen at the Auckland War Memorial Museum) | |
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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Subfamily: | Scissurellinae |
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Species: | S. lyallensis |
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Sukashitrochus lyallensis (Finlay, 1927) | |
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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]
References
- WoRMS : Sukashitrochus lyallensis; accessed : 21 October 2010
- Finlay, H.J. "A Further Commentary on New Zealand Molluscan Systematics". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- 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
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