Antiguraleus fusiformis

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Antiguraleus fusiformis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Antiguraleus
Species:
A. fusiformis
Binomial name
Antiguraleus fusiformis
Dell, 1956
Synonyms [1]

Propebela fusiformis(Dell, 1956)

Antiguraleus fusiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [1]

Sea snail common name for snails that normally live in saltwater

Sea snail is a common name for snails that normally live in salt water, in other words marine gastropods. The taxonomic class Gastropoda also includes snails that live in other habitats, such as land snails and freshwater snails. Many species of sea snails are edible and exploited as food sources by humans.

Family is one of the eight major hierarcical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as being the "walnut family".

Mangeliidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.

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Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs off Ninety Mile Beach, North Island, New Zealand, at depths between 475–640 m.; also off Chatham Islands and Cook Strait

Ninety Mile Beach, New Zealand

Ninety Mile Beach is on the western coast of the far north of the North Island of New Zealand. It stretches from just west of Kaitaia towards Cape Reinga along the Aupouri Peninsula. It begins close to the headland of Reef Point, to the west of Ahipara Bay, sweeping briefly northeast before turning northwest for the majority of its length. It ends at Scott Point, 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Cape Maria van Diemen. Despite the name, the beach is actually just 88 kilometres long. In the days of sailing ships a number of vessels were wrecked on this beach.

Chatham Islands New Zealands most remote group of inhabited islands

The Chatham Islands form an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 800 kilometres (500 mi) east of the South Island of New Zealand. It consists of about ten islands within a 40-kilometre (25 mi) radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island. Some of these islands, once cleared for farming, are now preserved as nature reserves to conserve some of the unique flora and fauna. The resident population is 600. The islands' economy is largely dependent on conservation, tourism, farming, and fishing.

Cook Strait strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand

Cook Strait is a strait that separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It connects the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South Pacific Ocean on the southeast, and runs next to the capital city, Wellington. It is 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide at its narrowest point, and is considered one of the most dangerous and unpredictable waters in the world.

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References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, B. (2015). Antiguraleus fusiformis Dell, 1956. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432986 on 2017-03-02


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