Splendrillia zeobliqua
Splendrillia zeobliqua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| 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 | |
This extant species is also described as a fossil from the Late Pliocene off Kaikoura Peninsula, New Zealand
Description
The length of the shell attains 18 mm, its diameter 8.5 mm.
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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