Zemitrella benthicola

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Zemitrella benthicola
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Shell of Zemitrella benthicola (specimen at the Museum of New Zealand)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zemitrella
Species:
Z. benthicola
Binomial name
Zemitrella benthicola
Dell, 1956

Zemitrella benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. [1]

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Subspecies

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off eastern Otago, Karitane Canyon.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemitrella benthicola Dell, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511747 on 2023-11-11