Splendrillia koruahinensis

Splendrillia koruahinensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

Splendrillia koruahinensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Splendrillia
Species:
S. koruahinensis
Binomial name
Splendrillia koruahinensis
(Bartrum & Powell, 1928)
Synonyms[1]

Austrodrillia koruahinensis Bartrum & Powell, 1928

Description

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The length of the holotype (apex broken) attains 23.7 mm, its diameter 8.8 mm.

Distribution

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This extinct marine species was endemic to New Zealand

References

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  1. ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Splendrillia koruahinensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831402 on 2016-11-22
  • 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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