Zemitrella elongata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Zemitrella elongata | |
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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. elongata
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| Binomial name | |
| †Zemitrella elongata Beu, 1967
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Zemitrella benthicola elongata Beu, 1967 | |
Distribution edit
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand. Fossils were found in Pliocene strata in Palliser Bay.
References edit
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemitrella elongata Beu, 1967 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831099 on 2023-11-17
- Beu, A.G. (1967) Deep-water Pliocene Mollusca from Palliser Bay, New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Geology, 5, 89–122.
- 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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