Zetela tangaroa

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Zetela tangaroa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Zetela
Species:
Z. tangaroa
Binomial name
Zetela tangaroa
Marshall, 1999 [1]

Zetela tangaroa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. [2]

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Description

Zetela tangaroa have conic-shaped shells. The length of the shell attains 5.8 mm. This species is also known to be deposit feeders. [3]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and is found off the Auckland Islands at depths between 490 and 1,019 m (1,608 and 3,343 ft).

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References

  1. Marshall (1999). The Nautilus 113 (1) : 4–42. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. Zetela tangaroa Marshall, 1999 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 May 2010.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Zetela tangaroa B. A. Marshall, 1999". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 21 August 2023.