Marshallena neozelanica

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Marshallena neozelanica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Marshallenidae
Genus: Marshallena
Species:
M. neozelanica
Binomial name
Marshallena neozelanica
(Suter, 1917)
Synonyms [1]
  • Daphenlla neozelanicaSuter, 1915
  • Daphnella (Raphitoma) neozelanicaSuter 1917

Marshallena neozelanica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marshallenidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the fusiform shell varies between 18 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found as a fossil off Ninety Mile Beach, North Island, New Zealand but live specimens can still be found in the Indo-Pacific at mid-shelf to bathyal habitats [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, B. (2015). Marshallena neozelanica (Suter, 1917) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831440 on 5 February 2017
  2. A.W.B. Powell (1969), "The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 12. The subfamily Turriculinae; Indo-Pacific Mollusca, 2 (10) 207–415