Truncatella vincentiana is a species of very small land snail that lives next to saltwater, a gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Truncatellidae.
Truncatella vincentiana | |
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Five beach-worn shells of Truncatella vincentiana from South Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Truncatellidae |
Genus: | Truncatella |
Species: | T. vincentiana
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Binomial name | |
Truncatella vincentiana Cotton, 1942 [1]
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Distribution and habitat
editThis small snail is endemic to southern and southwestern Australia, including Tasmania. It lives in the intertidal zone, on mud flats.
Description
editThe average shell length is 5 mm.
References
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