Heterocithara mediocris

Heterocithara mediocris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Heterocithara
Species:	H. mediocris
Binomial name
Heterocithara mediocris Odhner, 1924

Heterocithara mediocris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm..

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the North Island.

References

1. WoRMS (2009). Heterocithara mediocris Odhner, 1924. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434004 on 18 July 2017

• Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p. 242)

External links

• Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
• New Zealand Mollusca: Heterocithara mediocris