Stilla delicatula
Stilla delicatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Stilla delicatula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Stilla |
| Species: | S. delicatula |
| Binomial name | |
| Stilla delicatula Powell, 1927 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 1.75 mm, its diameter 0.9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off SW Otago to Stewart Island, and off Auckland Islands.
References
- Stilla delicatula Powell, 1927. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Powell, A.W.B. (1955) Mollusca of the southern islands of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Cape Expedition Series Bulletin, 15, 1–151, 5 pls.
- 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
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- 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
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