Zalipais bruniense
Zalipais bruniense is a species of microscopic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.[1]
| Zalipais bruniense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Zalipais |
| Species: | Z. bruniense |
| Binomial name | |
| Zalipais bruniense Beddome, 1883 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Unknown bruniense Beddome, 1883 | |
Description
The height of the shell attains 0.5 mm, its diameter 0.9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia, occurring off South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and in the Bass Strait.
References
- Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp.
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