Maoritomella ischna

Maoritomella ischna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Maoritomella
Species: M. ischna
Binomial name
Maoritomella ischna
(Watson, 1881)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma ischna Watson, 1881 (original combination)
  • Tomopleura ischna (Watson, 1881)
  • Tomopleura (Maoritomella) ischna (Watson, 1881)

Maoritomella ischna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its width 2.25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand and off Tasmania (Australia)

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2015). Maoritomella ischna. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598993 on 2016-03-13

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