Leucorhynchia lirata


Leucorhynchia lirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.

Description

The height of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 3 mm. The white, subimperforate shell is very small and has a globular shape. The spire contains finely lirate whorls. It is strongly plicate beneath the suture and around the umbilical callosity. The aperture is rounded. The peristome is continuous.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal and Angola.