Liracraea otakauica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Liracraea otakauica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Liracraea
Species:
L. otakauica
Binomial name
Liracraea otakauica
Powell, 1942

There is one subspecies: Liracraea odhneri benthicola Dell, 1956

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 7.8 mm, its diameter 2.7 mm.

Distribution edit

This species is endemic to New Zealand occurs off Otago.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Liracraea odhneri Powell, 1942. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434292 on 2017-08-05
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp. 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.

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