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Liotella compacta

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Liotella compacta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Liotella
Species:
L. compacta
Binomial name
Liotella compacta
(Petterd, 1884)
Synonyms

Liotia compacta Petterd, 1884

Liotella compacta is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Description

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The diameter of the shell attains 1.3 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Tasmania.

References

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  1. ^ Marshall, B. (2013). Liotella compacta (Petterd, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720330 on 2013-10-25
  • Petterd, W. 1884. Description of new Tasmanian shells. Journal of Conchology 4: 135-145
  • Cotton, B. C., 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. W.L. Hawes, Adelaide.. 449 pp., 1 pl.
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  • "Liotella compacta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.