Eatoniella albocolumella

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Eatoniella albocolumella
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Holotype of Eatoniella albocolumella from Auckland War Memorial Museum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eatoniellidae
Genus: Eatoniella
Species:
E. albocolumella
Binomial name
Eatoniella albocolumella
(Ponder, 1965)
Synonyms
  • Eatoniella (Abscindostoma) albocolumellaPonder, 1965

Eatoniella albocolumella is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eatoniellidae. [1] It was first described by Winston Ponder in 1965. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.

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Description

Eatoniella albocolumella has a variably coloured shell, with many specimens having a dark purple/grey shell. The colouration of the shell varies greatly in populations, between white and uniformly dark. [2] The species measures 2.37 millimetres by 1.35 millimetres. [3]

Eatoniella albocolumella can be told apart from Eatoniella limbata by its thinner shell and strongly reflected outer lip. [2]

Distribution

The species is Endemic to New Zealand. [1] The holotype of the species was collected by W.J. Ballantine in 1964, on coralline algae at Cape Campbell in the Marlborough District of the South Island of New Zealand. [4] Eatoniella albocolumella is one of the most commonly found micromolluscs in the Kawhia Harbour. [5]

The species is often found living on the surface of seaweeds. [5]

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References

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