Tasmocrossea benthicola
Species of gastropod
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Tasmocrossea benthicola is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
| Tasmocrossea benthicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Tasmocrossea |
| Species: | T. benthicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Tasmocrossea benthicola Dell, 1952 | |
This is the only species in the genus Tasmocrossea, a monotypic genus.
Description
The height of the shell attains 1.05 mm, its diameter 0.97 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the Lord Howe Rise in the Tasman Sea at a depth of 536 m.