Maoritomella densecostulata

Maoritomella densecostulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Maoritomella densecostulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Maoritomella
Species:
M. densecostulata
Binomial name
Maoritomella densecostulata
Kilburn, 1986
Synonyms[1]
  • Tomopleura (Maoritomella) densecostulata Kilburn, 1986

Description

The height of the shell attains 4.6 mm, its width 2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs on the continental slope of Eastern Transkei, South Africa

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References

  1. WoRMS (2015). Maoritomella densecostulata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434377 on 2016-03-12
  • R.N. Kilburn, Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae; Annals of the Natal Museum, 1986 - reference.sabinet.co.za
  • "Tomopleura (Maoritomella) densecostulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273–308
  • Biolib.cz: Maoritomella densecostulata R.N. Kilburn, 1986


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