Maoritomella orientalis

Maoritomella orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Maoritomella
Species: M. orientalis
Binomial name
Maoritomella orientalis
Dell, 1956
Synonyms[1]
  • Tomopleura orientalis (Dell, 1956)
  • Tomopleura (Maoritomella) orientalis (Dell, 1956)

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 10.5 mm, its width 4 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2015). Maoritomella orientalis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435548 on 2016-03-13

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