Lissotesta micra
Species of gastropod
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Lissotesta micra, common name the tiny false top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
| Lissotesta micra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Lissotesta |
| Species: | L. micra |
| Binomial name | |
| Lissotesta micra (Tenison-Woods, 1876) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cyclostrema micra Tenison-Woods, 1876 (original combination) | |
Description
The shell grows to a height of 1.3 mm. Its shell is colourless (transparent) when fresh, and becomes opaque white with age.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Tasmania and off New South Wales, Australia.