Zemitrella tenuicostata

Zemitrella tenuicostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Zemitrella tenuicostata
Shell of Zemitrella tenuicostata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zemitrella
Species:
Z. tenuicostata
Binomial name
Zemitrella tenuicostata
K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 5.6 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at depths between 1004 m and 1109 m.

References edit

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemitrella tenuicostata K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888017 on 2023-11-14

External links edit

  • Monsecour, K. & Monsecour, D. (2016). Deep-water Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 29. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 208: 291–362.

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