| Zemitrella contigua | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zemitrella |
| Species: | Z. contigua |
| Binomial name | |
| Zemitrella contigua A. W. B. Powell, 1934 | |
Zemitrella contigua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
Distribution
This extant marine species is endemic to New Zealand. Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata at Cape Runaway, New Zealand.
References
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemitrella contigua A. W. B. Powell, 1934. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831098 on 2023-11-14
- Powell, A.W.B. (1934). Upper Pliocene fossils from Cape Runaway. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 1: 261–274.
- 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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