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Leucotina micra

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Leucotina micra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Amathinidae
Genus: Leucotina
Species:
L. micra
Binomial name
Leucotina micra
(Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Odostomia micra Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900
  • Odostomia punctospira Tate & May, 1900
  • Odostomia (Evalea) micra Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900
  • Turbonilla (Ondina) micra Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900

Leucotina micra, the tiny pyramid-shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Amathinidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell measures 2 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This endemic species occurs in the littoral zone and offshore off Tasmania, and Victoria.

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