Lodderia waitemata
Species of gastropod
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Lodderia waitemata is a minute sea snail or micromollusc, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.[1]
| Lodderia waitemata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Lodderia |
| Species: | L. waitemata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lodderia waitemata (Powell, 1940) | |
Description
The height of the shell attains 0.5 mm, its diameter 0.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off North Island