''Cirsonella consobrina'' is a minute

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Skeneidae The Skeneidae are a speciose family of minute to small marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Skeneidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

.Bouchet, P. (2013). Cirsonella consobrina Powell, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565331 on 2013-10-03

Description

The height of the shell attains 0.8 mm -, its diameter 1.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine is endemic to New Zealand and was found off

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References

* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 * Powell A.W.B. (1930) ''New species of New Zealand Mollusca from shallow-water dredgings. Part 1.'' Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 60: 532-543. page(s): 534 consobrina Gastropods of New Zealand Gastropods described in 1930 {{Trochoidea-stub