Maoritomella tarrhion
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Borsoniidae |
Genus: | Maoritomella |
Species: | M. tarrhion
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Binomial name | |
Maoritomella tarrhion Kilburn, 1986
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Maoritomella tarrhion is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Description[]
The height of the shell attains 9 mm, its width 3.5 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs on the continental slope of Eastern Transkei, South Africa
References[]
- ^ a b WoRMS (2015). Maoritomella tarrhion. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434384 on 2016-03-12
- R.N. Kilburn, Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae; Annals of the Natal Museum, 1986 - reference.sabinet.co.za
External links[]
- "Tomopleura (Maoritomella) tarrhion". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273–308
- Biolib.cz: Maoritomella tarrhion R.N. Kilburn, 1986
Categories:
- Endemic fauna of South Africa
- Maoritomella
- Borsoniidae stubs