Splendrillia zeobliqua
| Splendrillia zeobliqua | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Splendrillia |
| Species: | S. zeobliqua |
| Binomial name | |
| Splendrillia zeobliqua Beu, 1979 | |
Splendrillia zeobliqua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
This extant species is also described as a fossil from the Late Pliocene off Kaikōura Peninsula, New Zealand.
Description
The shell attains a length of 18 millimetres (0.71 in) and a diameter 8.5 millimetres (0.33 in).
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off South Island. Pegasus Canyon, North Canterbury.
References
- ↑ Marshall, B.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Splendrillia zeobliqua. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599030 on 2016-12-07
- Beu, A.G. 1979: Bathyal Nukumaruan mollusca from Oaro, southern Marlborough, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 22(1)
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