Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Superfamily Trochoidea Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Clade Vetigastropoda Family Skeneidae | |
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Cirsonella weldii, common name the shiny liotia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.
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Description
The diameter of the shell attains 2 mm. The shining, white shell has a globosely turbinate shape. It is narrowly umbilicated, semi-opaque, and smooth. The four whorls are convex. The body whorl is large and rounded at the periphery. The aperture is circular. The peristome is continuous and slightly thickened on the columellar margin.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Australia.
References
Cirsonella weldii Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA