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

Lissotesta major
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Lissotesta
Species:
L. major
Binomial name
Lissotesta major
Warén, 1992 [1]

Description

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The shell grows to a height of 1.5 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Western Portugal.

References

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  1. ^ Warén A., 1992: New and little known "Skeneimorph" gastropods from the Mediterranean Sea and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean; Bollettino Malacologico 27(10-12): 149–248
  2. ^ Lissotesta major Warén, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2013.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213