Sukashitrochus lyallensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Scissurellidae.WoRMS : Sukashitrochus lyallensis; accessed : 21 October 2010
Habitat Sukashitrochus lyallensis is generally found in New Zealand. It is found in water up to a depth of 240 m.
Shell description At 1.5 mm in height and 1.8 mm in width, its shell is larger than Sinezona iota and Sinezona laques.
References
Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Geiger D.L. (2012) Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729–1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7