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Zemitrella whangaroaensis

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Species of sea snail

Zemitrella whangaroaensis
Shell of Zemitrella whangaroaensis (specimen at the Museum of New Zealand)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zemitrella
Species: Z. whangaroaensis
Binomial name
Zemitrella whangaroaensis
Dell, 1956

Zemitrella whangaroaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.5 mm, its diameter 1.4 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2023)

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Northland. Wainui Bay, Whangaroa

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemitrella whangaroaensis Dell, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511773 on 2023-11-11
  • Dell, R. K. (1956). The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum Bulletin. 18: 1–235.
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
Taxon identifiers
Zemitrella whangaroaensis


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