Scissurella ornata, common name the ornate slit shell, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Scissurellidae, the little slit snails.[1][2]
| Scissurella ornata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Scissurelloidea |
| Family: | Scissurellidae |
| Genus: | Scissurella |
| Species: | S. ornata
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| Binomial name | |
| Scissurella ornata May, 1908
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Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 1 mm and 2 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, Australia.
References
edit- ^ Bouchet, P. (2013). Scissurella ornata May, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=493079 on 2013-02-16
- ^ Geiger D.L. (2012) Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729-1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7. (30 October 2012)
- Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F., 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Mem. Aust. Mus., 11:0-0.
- Wilson, B., 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, WA
- Jansen, P., 1999. The Australian Scissurellidae. Conchiglia, 31(291):47-55.
External links
edit- Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Scissurella (Scissurella) ornata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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