Acremodontina simplex
| Acremodontina simplex | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Trochaclididae |
| Genus: | Acremodontina |
| Species: | A. simplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Acremodontina simplex (Powell, 1937)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cirsonella simplex Powell, 1937 | |
Acremodontina simplex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochaclididae, the false top snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 1.4 mm, its diameter 1.75mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands and northwest North Island.
References
[edit]- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Acremodontina simplex (Powell, 1937). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594281 on 2012-12-23
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
External links
[edit]- Powell, A. W. B. (1937). New species of marine Mollusca from New Zealand. Discovery Reports. 15: 153–222, pls 45–56
- Marshall, B. A. (1995). Recent and Tertiary Trochaclididae from the southwest Pacific (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochoidea). The Veliger. 38: 92-115.