Truncatella vincentiana

Truncatella vincentiana is a species of very small land snail that lives next to saltwater, a gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Truncatellidae.

Truncatella vincentiana
Five beach-worn shells of Truncatella vincentiana from South Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Truncatellidae
Subfamily:
Truncatellinae
Genus:
Truncatella
Species:
T. vincentiana
Binomial name
Truncatella vincentiana
Cotton, 1942

Distribution and habitat

This small snail is endemic to southern and southwestern Australia, including Tasmania. It lives in the intertidal zone, on mud flats.

Description

The average shell length is 5 mm.

References


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