Antalis diarrhox is a species of tusk shell, a marine scaphopod mollusk in the family Dentaliidae.[1]
| Antalis diarrhox | |
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| Antalis diarrhox, 17.5 × 2.2 mm | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Scaphopoda |
| Order: | Dentaliida |
| Family: | Dentaliidae |
| Genus: | Antalis |
| Species: | A. diarrhox
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| Binomial name | |
| Antalis diarrhox (Watson, 1879 )
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| Synonyms | |
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Dentalium diarrhox R. B. Watson, 1879 | |
This species is endemic to New Zealand waters. It is found north east of East Cape at about 1,300 m, on the Chatham Rise at about 220 m, and in the Tasman Sea at about 610 m.[2]
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Antalis diarrhox (R. B. Watson, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344433 on 2019-06-24
- ^ Powell, A W B (1979). New Zealand Mollusca. Auckland, New Zealand: William Collins Publishers Ltd. pp. 500p. ISBN 978-0-00-216906-6.
- 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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