Heterocithara mediocris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Heterocithara mediocris | |
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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: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Heterocithara |
| Species: | H. mediocris
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterocithara mediocris Odhner, 1924
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm..
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Distribution edit
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the North Island.
References edit
- ^ WoRMS (2009). Heterocithara mediocris Odhner, 1924. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434004 on 18 July 2017
- Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p. 242)
External links edit
- 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
- New Zealand Mollusca: Heterocithara mediocris