Zemitrella choava

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Zemitrella choava
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Drawing of a shell of Zemitrella choava
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zemitrella
Species:
Z. choava
Binomial name
Zemitrella choava
(Reeve, 1859)
Synonyms [1]
  • Columbella choavaReeve, 1859 (original combination)
  • Pyrene flexuosusF. W. Hutton, 1878 (junior subjective synonym)

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

The ovate shell is smooth, yellowish, freckled or longitudinally waved with chestnut. The outer lip is slightly thickened in the middle and dentate within. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off North Island, South Island and Stewart Island. Also Kermadec Islands.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemitrella choava (Reeve, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511751 on 2023-11-13
  2. G.W. Tryon (1883) Manual of Conchology vol. V; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia