| Maoritomella densecostulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Maoritomella |
| Species: | M. densecostulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Maoritomella densecostulata Kilburn, 1986 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Maoritomella densecostulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae, [1] first described by R.N. Kilburn in 1986.
The height of the shell attains 4.6 mm, its width 2 mm. It is light orange-yellow to brownish orange, maintained from its Protoconch stage. [2]
It exhibits a fusiform-biconical shape, typical of the genus, with pronounced axial ribs and spiral lirae that create a cancellate (latticed) sculpture. [3] Their protoconchs are 0.65-0.68 mm wide and 0.53-0.58 mm tall. [2]
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This marine species occurs on the continental slope of Eastern Transkei, South Africa, as well as off the coast of Mozambique. They live 74-200 m from the coast. [2]