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]
  • Tomopleura (Maoritomella) leptopleura Kilburn, 1986

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

  1. 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
  • "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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