Amphithalamus falsestea

Amphithalamus falsestea
Shell of Amphithalamus falsestea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Anabathridae
Genus:	Amphithalamus
Species:	A. falsestea
Binomial name
Amphithalamus falsestea (Ponder, 1968)
Synonyms [1]
Notoscrobs (Microfossa) falsesteaPonder, 1968 (superseded combination)

Amphithalamus falsestea is a species of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Anabathridae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.15 mm, its diameter 1.06 mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the Three Kings Islands, North Island, and north-eastern South Island.

References

1. Amphithalamus falsestea (Ponder, 1968) . 22 May 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .

• Powell, A.W.B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells. Auckland: Collins. p. 109.
• Ponder, W.F. (1968). "Notes on New Zealand prosobranchs with descriptions of new species and subspecies". Records of the Dominion Museum. 6: 119.
• 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. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press.