''Microcarina surgerea'' is a
species of
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
marine
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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 ...
mollusk, unassigned in the
superfamily
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Seguenzioidea, the turban snails.
[Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Microcarina surgerea''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598333 on 27 March 2013]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 1 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Australia, from
New South Wales to
Victoria.
References
External links
World Register of Marine Species*
surgerea
Gastropods described in 1954
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