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Johannesoconcha minuscula Preston

Minuscule Johannesoconcha Snail (Johannesoconcha minuscula)

This species was described in the year 1913 on the basis of subfossil material that was found first in the limestone of the southeast coast of Norfolk Island and later also on other places on the island.  

The shells of this species reached an average size of 0,1 cm in diameter. 

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References:

[1] H. B. Preston: Characters of new Genera and Species of Terrestrial Mollusca from Norfolk Island. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8th ser. Vol. 12: 522-538. 1913
[2] Tom Iredale: The Land Mollusca of Norfolk Island. The Australian Zoologist 11: 46-71. 1945-1951

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edited: 30.11.2018