Eatoniella rakiura
| Eatoniella rakiura | |
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| Holotype of Eatoniella rakiura from Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eatoniellidae |
| Genus: | Eatoniella |
| Species: | E. rakiura
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| Binomial name | |
| Eatoniella rakiura (Ponder, 1965)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eatoniella rakiura is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eatoniellidae.[1] First described by Winston Ponder in 1965, it is endemic to the waters of New Zealand. The first specimens of the species were exclusively found around Stewart Island.
Description[edit]
Eatoniella rakiura has a semi-transparent thin shell, with evenly convex and swollen whorls. The holotype measured 1.1mm by 0.65mm.[2] It is similar in appearance to Eatoniella lampra, but differs in its more swollen whorls.[2]
Distribution[edit]
The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The holotype was collected on 4 November, 1956 at a depth of 46 metres off the coast of Stewart Island, on the surface of bryozoan species.[3] Originally described as occurring exclusively around Steward Island, the species has since been identified at Taieri Mouth in Otago and in the Bounty Islands.[2][4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2022). "Eatoniella rakiura Ponder, 1965". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Ponder, W. F. (1965). "The Family Eatoniellidae in New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 6: 47–99. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906115. Wikidata Q58676802.
- ^ Blom, Wilma M. (2020). "Fossil and Recent molluscan types in the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Part 4: Gastropoda (Caenogastropoda - Neocyclotidae to Epitoniidae). [Cyclophoroidea, Cerithioidea, Littorinimorpha]". Records of the Auckland Museum. 55: 101–150. doi:10.32912/RAM.2020.55.7. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 27008995. S2CID 229670783. Wikidata Q106828489.
- ^ "marine snail, Eatoniella rakiura Ponder, 1965". Te Papa. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "marine snail, Eatoniella rakiura Ponder, 1965". Te Papa. Retrieved 17 November 2022.