Zebittium editum

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Zebittium editum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Zebittium
Species:
Z. editum
Binomial name
Zebittium editum
(Powell, 1930)
Synonyms

Zebittium editum is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cerithiidae, the cerithiids. This species is found only in New Zealand.

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Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

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