Zetela variabilis

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Zetela variabilis
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Shell of Zetela variabilis (specimen at theMuseum of New Zealand)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Zetela
Species:
Z. variabilis
Binomial name
Zetela variabilis
Dell, 1956
Synonyms

Solariella variabilis (Murdoch & Suter, 1906)

Zetela variabilis is a minute deepwater species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 5.75 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Pitt Island, South Island and Chatham Island at a depth of 284 m.

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References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Zetela variabilis Dell, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598243 on 2012-12-03