Zeadmete ovalis
| Zeadmete ovalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Zeadmete |
| Species: | Z. ovalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zeadmete ovalis Dell, 1956 | |
Zeadmete ovalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Description
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The length of the shell attains 4.8 mm, its diameter 2.02 mm.
Distribution
[edit]This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off South Island and the Chatham Islands.
References
[edit]- ↑ Zeadmete ovalis 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
[edit]- 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 Archived 20 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- Auckland Museum: image
- Auckland Museum: image
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