Maoritomella foliacea
Maoritomella foliacea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Maoritomella foliacea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Maoritomella |
| Species: | M. foliacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Maoritomella foliacea Laseron, 1954 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tomopleura (Maoritomella) foliacea (Laseron, 1954 ) | |
Description
The height of the shell attains 4.8 mm, its width 2.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs on the continental shelf of New South Wales
References
- WoRMS (2015). Maoritomella foliacea. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434379 on 2016-03-13
- Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1–56, pls 1–12.
External links
- "Tomopleura (Maoritomella) foliacea". 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
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