- Proneomenia quincarinata
Taxobox
name = "Proneomenia quincarinata"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Mollusca
classis =Aplacophora
subclassis =Neomeniomorpha
ordo =Cavibelonia
familia =Proneomeniidae
genus = "Proneomenia "
species = "P. quincarinata"
binomial = "Proneomenia quincarinata"
binomial_authority = Ponder, 1970"Proneomenia quincarinata" is a
mollusc related to thechiton s, endemic toNew Zealand . It has been found at depths of between 15 and 240 m offLyall Bay ,Wellington , and at theChatham Islands .The animal is worm-like, up to 52 mm in length, with small slit-like ventral openings at each end, and five longitudinal ridges run the length of the body. The
radula has paired single-cusp central teeth and 19 weak lanceolate laterals. Its colour is yellowish-pink.References
* Powell A W B, "New Zealand Mollusca", William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand
1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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