Liotella johnstoni

Liotella johnstoni is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Liotella johnstoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Liotella
Species:
L. johnstoni
Binomial name
Liotella johnstoni
(Beddome, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Chunula johnstoni (Beddome, 1883)
  • Cyclostrema johnstoni Beddome, 1883 (original description)
  • Liotella littoralis Laseron, 1954
  • Liotella princeps Laseron, 1954

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 1.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

References

  1. Marshall, B. (2013). Liotella johnstoni (Beddome, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720332 on 2013-10-27
  • Beddome, C.E. 1882. Description of some marine shells of Tasmania. Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tas. Vol. 1882 pp. 167–170
  • Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the Liotiidae of New South Wales. Aust. Zool. Vol. 12 (1) pp. 1–25, figs 1-49a
  • Cotton, B. C., 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. W.L. Hawes, Adelaide.. 449 pp., 1 pl.
  • Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 11 : 1-109


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