Fossarina legrandi, common name Legrand's top shell, is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Fossarina legrandi Petterd, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719229 on 2020-11-25
Description The shell grows to a length of 5 mm. The small, thin shell has a depressed globose shape. It is highly polished, translucent and rich brown. The minute spire contains 2½ whorls and is very little elevated. The suture is much impressed. The aperture is inflately lunate. It is tinged white and faintly dilate at the inner portion.Petterd, W. 1879. New species of Tasmanian marine shells. Journal of Conchology 2: 102-105
Distribution This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
References
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External links Petterd, W. F. (1879). New species of Tasmanian marine shells. Journal of Conchology. 2: 102-105