Monterissa gowerensis
Species of gastropod
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Monterissa gowerensis, also known as the Lord Howe microturban, is a species of small cave snails with an operculum, gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrocenidae.[2]
| Monterissa gowerensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Hydrocenidae |
| Genus: | Monterissa |
| Species: | M. gowerensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Monterissa gowerensis Iredale, 1944 | |
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| Location of Lord Howe Island | |
Description
Distribution and habitat
This terrestrial and freshwater species occurs on Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, where it is rare and found mainly on the slopes of Mount Gower and Mount Lidgbird in leaf litter and cliff crevices.[3]
