Zeadmete otagoensis
| Zeadmete otagoensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Zeadmete |
| Species: | Z. otagoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zeadmete otagoensis Dell, 1956 | |
Zeadmete otagoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off South Island.
References
- ^ Zeadmete otagoensis Dell, 1956. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.
- Dell, R. K. (1956). The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum Bulletin. 18: 1-235.
- Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden, 428pp
- 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
- 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
- Auckland Museum: image