Liotella johnstoni

Liotella johnstoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Skeneidae
Genus:	Liotella
Species:	L. johnstoni
Binomial name
	Liotella johnstoni; (Beddome, 1883)
Synonyms
	Chunula johnstoni (Beddome, 1883); Cyclostrema johnstoni Beddome, 1883 (original description); Liotella littoralis Laseron, 1954; Liotella princeps Laseron, 1954;

Liotella johnstoni 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.

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

^ Marshall, B. (2013). Liotella johnstoni (Beddome, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720332 on 2013-10-27

Beddome, C.E. 1882. Description of some marine shells of Tasmania. Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tas. Vol. 1882 pp. 167–170
Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the Liotiidae of New South Wales. Aust. Zool. Vol. 12 (1) pp. 1–25, figs 1-49a
Cotton, B. C., 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. W.L. Hawes, Adelaide.. 44 9 pp., 1 pl.
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 11 : 1-109

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