Lissospira depressa


Lissospira depressa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.

Description

The diameter of the shell attains, its diameter also.
The shell is small and depressed turbinate, appearing white and smooth. It possesses about three whorls, with the body whorl being much the largest. The whorls are well rounded, and the suture is distinct, though not deep.
The base is rounded. The aperture is somewhat oblique, angulated above and below. The lips are simple, thin, not reflected, and are united by a layer of enamel over the body.
The umbilicus is perforate, and its verge is marked by a distinct angle, not surrounded by any spiral sculpture.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, United States, at a depth of.