Scissurella rota
| Scissurella rota | |
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| Shell of Scissurella rota (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Scissurelloidea |
| Family: | Scissurellidae |
| Genus: | Scissurella |
| Species: | S. rota |
| Binomial name | |
| Scissurella rota Yaron, 1983 | |
Scissurella rota is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Scissurellidae, the little slit snails.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell is small and varies between 1.3 mm and 1.9 mm. It is typically fragile, thin and globose with a small spire and whorls. The umbilicus is relatively broad and shallow, with the aperture appearing ovate-oblong with a sharp outer lip. It is white in color and some species in this family exhibit a slightly pearly or glossy sheen.[citation needed]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and off the East Cape Province, South Africa.
Diet
[edit]Members of this species feed primarily on algae or detritus.
Habitat
[edit]Typically found in the benthic zone of a body of water.
References
[edit]- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2013). Scissurella rota Yaron, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=493086 on 2013-02-16
- ↑ 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. (30 October 2012)
- 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
[edit]- Encyclopedia of Life
- USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Scissurella (Scissurella) rota". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Yaron, I. (1983). A review of the Scissurellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Red Sea. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Serie B für Botanik und Zoologie. 84: 263-279
- Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa. 4049(1): 1-98
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