Cirsonella maoria explained

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 1.3 mm, its diameter 1.7 mm.

Distribution

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

References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2013). Cirsonella maoria (Powell, 1937). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598292 on 2013-10-04