Aoteadrillia alpha

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Aoteadrillia alpha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Aoteadrillia
Species:
A. alpha
Binomial name
Aoteadrillia alpha
(L. C. King, 1933)
Synonyms [1]

Austrodrillia alphaL. C. King, 1933

Aoteadrillia alpha is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm, its diameter 4.5 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was endemic to New Zealand. The holotype was found at the sea cliffs east of Lake Ferry, Palliser Bay, and off South Wairarapa.

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References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, B. (2015). Aoteadrillia alpha (L. C. King, 1933) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831540 on 2016-12-26