Maoritomella orientalis

Maoritomella orientalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Maoritomella orientalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Maoritomella
Species:
M. orientalis
Binomial name
Maoritomella orientalis
Dell, 1956
Synonyms[1]
  • Tomopleura orientalis (Dell, 1956)
  • Tomopleura (Maoritomella) orientalis (Dell, 1956)

Description

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The height of the shell attains 10.5 mm, its width 4 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Zealand and off Tasmania (Australia)

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2015). Maoritomella orientalis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435548 on 2016-03-13
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  • "Tomopleura (Maoritomella) orientalis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273–308
  • Image at the Museum of New Zealand TE PAPA TONGAREWA