Sigapatella terraenovae

Sigapatella terraenovae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calyptraeidae.[3]

Sigapatella terraenovae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Calyptraeoidea
Family:
Calyptraeidae
Genus:
Sigapatella
Species:
S. terraenovae
Binomial name
Sigapatella terraenovae
(Peile, A.J., 1924) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Sigapatella crater Finlay, H.J., 1927
  • Trochita alta Hutton, 1885
  • Zegalerus crater Finlay, 1927
  • Zegalerus terraenovae (Peile, 1924)

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.

References
  1. A.J. Peile, A new species of Sigapatella (S. terraenovae); Journal of Molluscan Studies, Volume16, Issue1 Pp. 21-23
  2. "Sigapatella terraenovae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  3. Bouchet, P. (2012). Sigapatella terraenovae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597424 on 2012-05-14
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Finlay H.J. (1930) Additions to the Recent fauna of New Zealand. No. 3. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 61: 222-247. [Published 23 August 1930] page(s): 231
  • Marshall B.A. 2003. A review of the Recent and Late Cenozoic Calyptraeidae of New Zealand (Mollusca: Gastropoda). The Veliger 46(2): 117-144


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