Orbitestella parva explained

Orbitestella parva is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Orbitestellidae.^[1]

Description

The vitreous-white, very minute shell has a discoidal shape and a flat spire. The shell is smooth and perforate with some growth lines. The protoconch consists of one whorl, rather large and with a bulbous shape.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

References

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Orbitestella parva . . 8 July 2022.
2. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_55/rsnz_55_00_005090.html H.J. Finlay, Additions to the Recent Molluscan Fauna of New Zealand; Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand v.55 1924