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Lissotesta strebeli

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Lissotesta strebeli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Lissotesta
Species:
L. strebeli
Binomial name
Lissotesta strebeli
(Thiele, 1912) [1]
Synonyms

Submargarita strebeli Thiele, 1912 (original combination)

Lissotesta strebeli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[2]

Description

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The shell grows to a height of 2.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the South Shetland Islands at depths between 220 m and 311 m.

References

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  1. ^ Thiele, J. 1912. Die antarktischen Schnecken und Muscheln. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901–1903 13: 183–286, pls. 11–19 Georg Reimer: Berlin.
  2. ^ Lissotesta strebeli (Thiele, 1912). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2013.
  • Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.