Tasmocrossea benthicola
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Tasmocrossea benthicola

Tasmocrossea benthicola is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Skeneidae.

This is the only species in the genus Tasmocrossea, a monotypic genus.

Appearance

The height of the shell attains 1.05 mm, its diameter 0.97 mm.

Distribution

Geography

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.

References

1. Tasmocrossea benthicola Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmocrossea_benthicola

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