Orbitestella parva

Orbitestella parva
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Orbitestellidae
Genus:	Orbitestella
Species:	O. parva
Binomial name
	Orbitestella parva; Finlay, 1924
Synonyms
	Zalipais parva (Finlay, 1924); Orbitestella vera (Powell, 1940);

Orbitestella parva is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Orbitestellidae.^[1]

Description

The vitreous-white, very minute shell has a discoidal shape and a flat spire. The shell is smooth and perforate with some growth lines. The protoconch consists of one whorl, rather large and with a bulbous shape.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

References

^ "Orbitestella parva". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
^ H.J. Finlay, Additions to the Recent Molluscan Fauna of New Zealand; Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand v.55 1924

Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1

[1] "Orbitestella parva". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

[2] H.J. Finlay, Additions to the Recent Molluscan Fauna of New Zealand; Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand v.55 1924

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