Lodderena formosa
| Lodderena formosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Genus: | Lodderena |
| Species: | L. formosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Lodderena formosa Powell, 1930
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| Synonyms | |
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Lodderia formosa Powell, 1930 | |
Lodderena formosa is a minute sea snail or micromollusc, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.[1]
Description[edit]
The height of this shell attains 0.75 mm, its diameter 1.4 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References[edit]
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2013). Lodderena formosa Powell, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565298 on 2013-11-02
- Powell A.W.B. (1930) New species of New Zealand Mollusca from shallow-water dredgings. Part 2. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 61: 536-546. page(s): 541
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1