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Cirsonella pisiformis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Family
  
Skeneidae

Scientific name
  
Cirsonella pisiformis

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Trochoidea

Genus
  
Cirsonella

Higher classification
  
Cirsonella

Cirsonella pisiformis is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.

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Description

The height of the shell attains 1.3 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand. It occurs off Three Kings Islands at a depth of 260 m.

References

Cirsonella pisiformis Wikipedia