Lodderena nana explained

Lodderena nana is a species of minute sea snail or micromollusc, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.^[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 0.46 mm, its diameter 0.72 mm.

Subspecies

• Lodderena nana nana Powell, 1930
• Lodderena nana pooki Fleming, 1948

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

References

• 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

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2013). Lodderena nana Powell, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565299 on 2013-11-02