Liotella compacta

Liotella compacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Liotella
Species: L. compacta
Binomial name
Liotella compacta
(Petterd, 1884)
Synonyms

Liotia compacta Petterd, 1884

Liotella compacta is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 1.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Tasmania.

References

  1. Marshall, B. (2013). Liotella compacta (Petterd, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720330 on 2013-10-25
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