Mauidrillia costifer is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Mauidrillia costifer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Mauidrillia
Species:
M. costifer
Binomial name
Mauidrillia costifer
(Suter, 1917)
Synonyms[1]

Drillia (Crassispira) costifer Suter 1917

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 7 and 8 mm. The snail's body color is basically pale, with a long, slender proboscis that they used for feeding and mating. The eyes of the snail are located at the base of the tentacles and are usually not visible from the outside. Mauidrillia costifer is comparatively small, usually measuring less than 2 cm in length, although individuals can different in size depending on factors such as age, habitat, and food availability.

Distribution

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This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand

References

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  1. ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Mauidrillia costifer. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831564 on 2017-02-08
  • 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
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