Zebinella heterolira

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Zebinella heterolira
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Rissooidea
Family: Rissoinidae
Genus: Zebinella
Species:
Z. heterolira
Binomial name
Zebinella heterolira
(Laws, 1941)
Synonyms [1]
  • Rissoina heterolira Laws, 1941

Zebinella heterolira is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 5.1 mm, its diameter 2 mm. It is moderately sized, spirally lirate, and axially costate shell. The shell has a high spire, about twice the height of the aperture, with lightly convex outlines and a flat-topped early whorls structure. The last two whorls bulge anteriorly, with a moderately distinct suture and clasping last whorl. The aperture is angled behind, strongly notched below the columella, and expands laterally at the base. [2]

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found at Kaipara, Northern New Zealand.

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella heterolira (Laws, 1941) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=815852 on 2023-10-31
  2. Laws, C. R. (September 1941). "Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand". Manuscript presented at the Auckland Institute, Auckland, New Zealand. 71 (2(?)): 134 via Paper Past.