Awateria streptophora is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Awateria streptophora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Awateria |
| Species: | A. streptophora
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| Binomial name | |
| Awateria streptophora Suter, 1917
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Description edit
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Distribution edit
This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References edit
- Citations
- ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Awateria streptophora Suter, 1917 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831590 on 2016-02-11
- Bibliography
- Suter, Henry. Descriptions of New Tertiary Mollusca Occurring in New Zealand Part I. 1917.
- Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp. 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.