Zelippistes benhami

Zelippistes benhami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusc
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Capuloidea
Family: Capulidae
Genus: Zelippistes
Species: Z. benhami
Binomial name
Zelippistes benhami
(Suter, 1902)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lippistes benhami (Suter, 1902)
  • Lippistes benhami var. perornatus Marshall & Murdoch, 1923
  • Separatista benhami Suter, 1902 (basionym)
  • Zelippistes perornatus (Marshall & Murdoch, 1923)*

Zelippistes benhami is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Capulidae, the cap snails. [1]

Distribution

This species is distributed along New Zealand.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Zelippistes benhami (Suter, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564590 on 2011-03-11
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