Biology:Liotella crassicostata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Liotella crassicostata
Liotella crassicostata 001.jpg
Original drawing with three views of a shell of Liotella crassicostata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Liotella
Species:
L. crassicostata
Binomial name
Liotella crassicostata
(Strebel, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Brookula crassicostata (Strebel, 1908)
  • Cyclostrema crassicostatum Strebel, 1908 (original description)

Liotella crassicostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae,.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 0.8 mm, its diameter 0.8 mm. The yellowish white shell has a helicoidal shape. Its umbilicus is narrow. The shell contains 2½ whorls, slightly flattened at the periphery and then rounded. The sculpture consists, besides the lines of growth, of strong ribs (their number is shown about correctly in the image). The aperture is almost round. The columella is thickened.[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6556070 entry