Maoritomella leptopleura
Maoritomella leptopleura is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Maoritomella leptopleura | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Maoritomella |
| Species: | M. leptopleura |
| Binomial name | |
| Maoritomella leptopleura Kilburn, 1986 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The height of the shell attains 5.7 mm, its width 2.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs on the continental slope of Eastern Transkei, South Africa
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References
- WoRMS (2015). Maoritomella leptopleura. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434381 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
External links
- "Tomopleura (Maoritomella) leptopleura". 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 leptopleura R.N. Kilburn, 1986
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