Zeacumantus subcarinatus

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Zeacumantus subcarinatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Batillariidae
Genus: Zeacumantus
Species:
Z. subcarinatus
Binomial name
Zeacumantus subcarinatus
(Sowerby II, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Cerithidea tricarinataHutton, 1883
  • Cerithium subcarinatumG.B. Sowerby II, 1855 (basionym)

Zeacumantus subcarinatus, common name the southern creeper, is a species of small sea snail or mud snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Batillariidae. [1]

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Distribution

This species is found on the coasts of New Zealand and Australia (New South Wales).

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 16 mm.

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Zeacumantus subcarinatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-03-03.