''Crosseola bollonsi'' is a species of minute

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Conradiidae Conradiidae is a taxonomic family (created in 1987 by Golikov & Starobogatov) of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs. These genera were previously included in the polyphyletic family Skeneidae. They belong with ...

.Rosenberg, G. (2013). Crosseola bollonsi Dell, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598302 on 2013-09-22

Description

The height of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 3.3 mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic to the North Cape, New Zealand.

References

* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979

External links

New Zealand Mollusca: ''Crosseola bollonsi''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3169757 bollonsi Gastropods of New Zealand Gastropods described in 1956