Stomatella oliveri

Stomatella oliveri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Stomatella oliveri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Stomatella
Species:
S. oliveri
Binomial name
Stomatella oliveri
(Iredale, 1912)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gena oliveri Iredale, 1912
  • Stomatella (Gena) oliveri (iredale, 1912)

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand, off the Kermadec Islands and Raoul Island.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Stomatella oliveri. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592804 on 2012-11-23
  • Spencer, H.G.; Marshall, B.A.; Maxwell, P.A.; Grant-Mackie, J.A.; Stilwell, J.D.; Willan, R.C.; Campbell, H.J.; Crampton, J.S.; Henderson, R.A.; Bradshaw, M.A.; Waterhouse, J.B.; Pojeta, J. Jr (2009). Phylum Mollusca: chitons, clams, tusk shells, snails, squids, and kin, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 161–254


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