Orbitestella parva
| Orbitestella parva | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Orbitestellidae |
| Genus: | Orbitestella |
| Species: | O. parva |
| Binomial name | |
| Orbitestella parva Finlay, 1924 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Orbitestella parva is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Orbitestellidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The vitreous-white, very minute shell has a discoidal shape and a flat spire. The shell is smooth and perforate with some growth lines. The protoconch consists of one whorl, rather large and with a bulbous shape.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References
[edit]- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1