Truncatella scalarina

Truncatella scalarina is a species of very small land snail that lives next to seawater, a gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Truncatellidae.

Truncatella scalarina
Two shells of Truncatella scalarina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Truncatellidae
Subfamily:
Truncatellinae
Genus:
Truncatella
Species:
T. scalarina
Binomial name
Truncatella scalarina
Cox, 1867
Synonyms
  • Margarita (Minolia) tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1877
  • Minolia tasmanica Pilsbry, 1889

Distribution and habitat

This small snail is endemic to southeastern Australia: New South Wales and Tasmania. It lives at and above the high tide level, in and under debris.

Description

The average shell length is 8 mm.

References


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