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Zemitrella attenuata

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Zemitrella attenuata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zemitrella
Species:
Z. attenuata
Binomial name
Zemitrella attenuata
Powell, 1940

Zemitrella attenuata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 1.6 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemitrella attenuata Powell, 1940. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511746 on 2023-11-11
  • 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.
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