Cirsonella laxa explained

Cirsonella laxa is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.^[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 0.8 mm, its diameter 1.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand. It occurs off Three Kings Islands, Māhia and Snares Islands at a depth of 260 m.

References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
• Morley, M.S.; Hayward, B.W.; Raven, J.L.; Foreman, G.A.; Grenfell, H.R. 2006: Intertidal and shallow subtital biota of Māhia Peninsula, Hawkes Bay. Records of the Auckland Museum 43: 11-41.

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2013). Cirsonella laxa Powell, 1937. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598291 on 2013-10-04