Lodderia lodderae

Lodderia lodderae, common name Lodder's liotia, is a minute sea snail or micromollusc, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.^[1]

Lodderia lodderae
Preserved Specimen - Lodderia lodderae (Petterd, 1884)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Skeneidae
Genus:	Lodderia
Species:	L. lodderae
Binomial name
Lodderia lodderae (Petterd, 1884)
Synonyms
Circulus (Lodderia) lodderae (Petterd, 1884) Liotia lodderae Petterd, W. 1884

Description

The diameter of the shell attains 2 mm. The small, white shell has a discoidal shape. The 4½ whorls are ornamented with several spiral subobsolete lirae. The umbilicus is open. The aperture is almost circular, reflexed and thickened. It is recognized by the strong concentric keels and the absence of transverse sculpture.^[2]

Distribution

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