Liratoniella bicarinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eatoniellidae
Genus: Liratoniella
Ponder, 1965
Species:
L. bicarinata
Binomial name
Liratoniella bicarinata
Ponder, 1965

Liratoniella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eatoniellidae.[1][2][3][4][5] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Liratoniella bicarinata.

Description

The length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 1.26 mm.

Distribution and habitat

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands.

References

  1. "Liratoniella sp". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  2. "Liratoniella Ponder, 1965". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  3. "Liratoniella". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  4. "Liratoniella bicarinata Ponder, 1965". Ocean Biodiversity Information System. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  5. "Liratoniella bicarinata". New Zealand Mollusca. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  • Ponder, W. F. (1965). "The family Eatoniellidae in New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 6(2): 47-100.
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.


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