Nepotilla nitidula
Nepotilla nitidula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Nepotilla nitidula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Nepotilla |
| Species: | N. nitidula |
| Binomial name | |
| Nepotilla nitidula Powell, 1940 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm, its diameter 1.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Northland east coast to Poor Knights Islands
References
- Nepotilla nitidula Powell, 1940. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- 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.
External links
- Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
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