Wanganella porcellana explained

Wanganella porcellana, common name the porcellain false top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.^[1]

Description

The shell grows to a height of 2.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Queensland, Southwest Australia and Tasmania

External links

• World Register of Marine Species
  • Ponder W. F. (1985) A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1-221
• Molluscs of Tasmania: Putilla porcellana

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Wanganella porcellana (Tate & May, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598123 on 27 March 2013