Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Superfamily Trochoidea Scientific name Zalipais parva | Phylum Mollusca Clade Vetigastropoda Family Skeneidae Rank Species | |
Zalipais parva is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.
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Description
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.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References
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