Acremodontina varicosa

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Acremodontina varicosa
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Shell of Acremodontina varicosa (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Trochaclididae
Genus: Acremodontina
Species:
A. varicosa
Binomial name
Acremodontina varicosa
Marshall, 1995

Acremodontina varicosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochaclididae, the false top snails. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 2.67 mm, its diameter 2.57 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off northwest of Three Kings Islands.

Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata on Pitt Island, Chatham Islands.

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References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Acremodontina varicosa Marshall, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594283 on 2012-12-23