Mauidrillia costifer
Mauidrillia costifer is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]
| Mauidrillia costifer | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Mauidrillia |
| Species: | M. costifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Mauidrillia costifer (Suter, 1917) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Drillia (Crassispira) costifer Suter 1917 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 7 and 8 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand
References
- Marshall, B. (2015). Mauidrillia costifer. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831564 on 2017-02-08
- Suter, Henry. Descriptions of New Tertiary Mollusca Occurring in New Zealand Part I. 1917.
- 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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