Lodderia lodderae

Lodderia lodderae

Lodderia lodderae
Preserved Specimen - Lodderia lodderae (Petterd, 1884)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Lodderia
Species:
L. lodderae
Binomial name
Lodderia lodderae
(Petterd, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Circulus (Lodderia) lodderae (Petterd, 1884)
  • Liotia lodderae Petterd, W. 1884

Lodderia lodderae, common name Lodder's liotia, is a minute sea snail or micromollusc, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 2 mm. The small, white shell has a discoidal shape. The 4½ whorls are ornamented with several spiral subobsolete lirae. The umbilicus is open. The aperture is almost circular, reflexed and thickened. It is recognized by the strong concentric keels and the absence of transverse sculpture.[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia. It is common and occurs off New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

References

  1. ^ Marshall, B. (2013). Lodderia lodderae (Petterd, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719387 on 2013-11-04
  2. ^ Petterd, W. 1884. Description of new Tasmanian shells. Journal of Conchology 4: 135-145
  • Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian Shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs.
  • Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp
  • "Lodderia lodderae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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