Zeacolpus vittatus
| Zeacolpus vittatus | |
|---|---|
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| Apertural view of a shell of Zeacolpus vittatus; as a juvenile this individual was subjected to a break (possibly an attempted predation) that on being repaired caused the shell spire to appear to be bent | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Turritellidae |
| Genus: | Zeacolpus |
| Species: | Z. vittatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zeacolpus vittatus (Hutton, 1873) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Turritella vittata Hutton, 1873 | |
Zeacolpus vittatus is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae, the tower snails.
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1