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Zemitrella benthicola

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

Subspecies:
  • † Zemitrella benthicola elongata <small>Beu, 1967</small>:synonym of † Zemitrella elongata <small>Beu, 1967</small>

Description

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

Distribution

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

References

  • Dell, R. K. (1956). The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum Bulletin. 18: 1–235.
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.