Maoritomella granilirata

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Maoritomella granilirata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Maoritomella
Species:
M. granilirata
Binomial name
Maoritomella granilirata
Kilburn, 1986 [1]

Maoritomella granilirata is a species of marine gastropod in the family Borsoniidae. [2] [3]

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Description

The height of the shell attains 6.4 mm (0.25 in), [1] [3] its width 2.5 mm (0.098 in). [1] The shell is narrowly fusiform-biconic in shape and light brown in colour. [1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs on the continental slope of eastern Transkei (present-day KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa. [1] [2] The type series was obtained from the depth of 80 m (260 ft). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kilburn, R. N. (1986). "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae". Annals of the Natal Museum. 27 (2): 633–720 [672]. doi:10.10520/AJA03040798_429.
  2. 1 2 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2025). "Maoritomella granilirata Kilburn, 1986". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 Claudio Galli. "Maoritomella granilirata". WMSDB – Worldwide Mollusc Species DataBase. Conchology.be. Retrieved 20 January 2025.