Splendrillia majorina
Splendrillia majorina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Splendrillia majorina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Splendrillia |
| Species: | S. majorina |
| Binomial name | |
| Splendrillia majorina Beu, 1979 | |
This extant species is also described as a fossil from the Pliocene off Kaikoura Peninsula, New Zealand
Description
The length of the shell attains 28 mm, its diameter 11 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Ninety Mile Beach, North Island
References
- Marshall, B.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Splendrillia majorina. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599029 on 2016-12-07
- Beu, A.G. 1979: Bathyal Nukumaruan mollusca from Oaro, southern Marlborough, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 22(1)
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