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 edit
This small snail is endemic to southern and southwestern Australia, including Tasmania. It lives in the intertidal zone, on mud flats.
Description edit
The average shell length is 5 mm.
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