- Zeacolpus knoxi tardior
Taxobox
name = "Zeacolpus knoxi tardior"
status =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Mollus a
classis =Gastropoda
infraclassis =Apogastropoda
superordo =Caenogastropoda
ordo =Sorbeoconcha
subordo =Cerithiimorpha
superfamilia =Cerithioidea
familia =Turritellidae
genus = "Zeacolpus "
species = "Z. knoxi"
subspecies = "Z. knoxi tardior"
trinomial = "Zeacolpus knoxi tardior"
trinomial_authority = Marwick, 1957
synonyms ="Zeacolpus knoxi tardior", is a
subspecies of small deepwater seasnail , a marinegastropod mollusc in the familyTurritellidae .Distribution
This subspecies is endemic to
New Zealand 'sChatham Islands .Habitat
This snail lives at depths of about 285 m.
hell description
The shell has a larger
protoconch , a greater spire angle, and a weaker development of the carinae, than other species in the genus.The shell height is up to 10.4 mm, and the width is up to 4.5 mm.
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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