- Boreoscala zelebori
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Boreoscala zelebori Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Hypsogastropoda (unranked): informal group Ptenoglossa Superfamily: Epitonioidea Family: Epitoniidae Genus: Boreoscala Species: B. zelebori Binomial name Boreoscala zelebori
(Dunker, 1866)Synonyms[1] - Cirsotrema forresti (Dell, 1956)
- Cirsotrema reevei Clessin, 1897
- Cirsotrema zelebori (Dunker, 1866)
- Epitonium (Asperiscala) forresti Dell, R.K.
- Epitonium zelebori Frauenfeld, 1898
- Scalaria intermedia Hutton, 1873
- Scalaria zelebori Dunker, 1866
- Tioria forresti Dell, 1956
Boreoscala zelebori, common name : the slender wentletrap, is species of very small deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.[1]
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Description
The shell size varies between 12 mm and 25 mm
Distribution
This species is endemic to seas along the southern islands of New Zealand
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References
- ^ a b WoRMS (2010). Boreoscala zelebori (Dunker, 1866). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=523711 on 2010-12-29
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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