Maoritomella granilirata

Maoritomella granilirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Maoritomella granilirata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Maoritomella
Species:
M. granilirata
Binomial name
Maoritomella granilirata
Kilburn, 1986
Synonyms[1]
  • Tomopleura (Maoritomella) granilirata Kilburn, 1986

Description

The height of the shell attains 6.4mm, its width 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs on the continental slope of Eastern Transkei, South Africa

References

  1. WoRMS (2015). Maoritomella clupeispina. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434376 on 2016-03-12
  • R.N. Kilburn, Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae; Annals of the Natal Museum, 1986 - reference.sabinet.co.za


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