Maoritomella densecostulata

Maoritomella densecostulata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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]
Tomopleura (Maoritomella) densecostulataKilburn, 1986

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.

Description

The height of the shell attains 4.6 mm, its width 2 mm.

It exhibits a fusiform-biconical shape, typical of the genus, with pronounced axial ribs and spiral lirae that create a cancellate (latticed) sculpture. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs on the continental slope of Eastern Transkei, South Africa

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Maoritomella densecostulata Kilburn, 1986". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
2. Galli, Claudio (2015). "Family: BORSONIIDAE" (PDF). WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base.

• R.N. Kilburn, Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae; Annals of the Natal Museum, 1986 - reference.sabinet.co.za

External links

• "Tomopleura (Maoritomella) densecostulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273–308
• Biolib.cz: Maoritomella densecostulata R.N. Kilburn, 1986