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Liotella pulcherrima
Liotella pulcherrima is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.
From the article Liotella pulcherrima on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The diameter of the shell attains 1.4 mm. The thin, colorless and transparent shell is flat-coiled. It consists of three whorls, the body whorl rounded and rapidly descending. The suture is moderately deep. The whole surface is distinctly cancellated. The spiral striae are very minute and close together, with 30–50 on the body whorl. The longitudinals are much thicker and wider apart. The umbilicus is wide and deep. The aperture is round, with an entire margin that is not thickened. The thin peristome is continuous.
Range & habitat
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Victoria.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1213613.