Besla rossiana
| Besla rossiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Heterobranchia |
| Clade: | Euthyneura |
| Clade: | Panpulmonata |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Besla |
| Species: | B. rossiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Besla rossiana Laws, 1941[1] | |
Besla rossiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of twelve known species within the Besla genus of gastropods. The species is one of three species with a binomial name accepted by Laws C. R. in 1941, the other two being Besla vaga and Besla waitangiensis. [2][3]
Distribution
This marine species is known to be distributed throughout marine terrain off the coasts of New Zealand, within the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone.
References
- ↑ Laws C.R. (1941) Review of the Tertiary and Recent Neozelanic Pyramidellid Molluscs. Nº 8. The pyrgulinid genera and the genus Evalea. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 71: 6-22, pl. 1-2. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Besla rossiana Laws, 1941. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599073 on 2012-08-26
- ↑ 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. Online http://www.molluscs.otago.ac.nz/
External links
| External identifiers for Besla rossiana | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 599073 |
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