''Incisura rosea'', common name the rosy slit shell, is a
species of minute
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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in the
family Scissurellidae.
[WoRMS (2010). Incisura rosea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492790 on 2012-07-18]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 1.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
New Zealand.
References
*
Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
* Geiger D.L. (2012) ''Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae.'' pp. 729–1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7
External links
*
Scissurellidae
Gastropods of New Zealand
Endemic fauna of New Zealand
Gastropods described in 1904
Endemic molluscs of New Zealand
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