Liotella compacta is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.[1]
Liotella compacta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Skeneidae |
Genus: | Liotella |
Species: | L. compacta
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Binomial name | |
Liotella compacta (Petterd, 1884)
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Synonyms | |
Liotia compacta Petterd, 1884 |
Description
editThe diameter of the shell attains 1.3 mm.
Distribution
editThis marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Tasmania.
References
edit- ^ Marshall, B. (2013). Liotella compacta (Petterd, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720330 on 2013-10-25
- Petterd, W. 1884. Description of new Tasmanian shells. Journal of Conchology 4: 135-145
- Cotton, B. C., 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. W.L. Hawes, Adelaide.. 449 pp., 1 pl.
External links
edit- "Liotella compacta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.