Zemitrella benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Zemitrella benthicola | |
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| Shell of Zemitrella benthicola (specimen at the Museum of New Zealand) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zemitrella |
| Species: | Z. benthicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Zemitrella benthicola Dell, 1956
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- Subspecies
- † Zemitrella benthicola elongata Beu, 1967:synonym of † Zemitrella elongata Beu, 1967
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off eastern Otago, Karitane Canyon.
References edit
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemitrella benthicola Dell, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511747 on 2023-11-11
- Dell, R. K. (1956). The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum Bulletin. 18: 1–235.
- 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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