Aoteadrillia alpha
| Aoteadrillia alpha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Horaiclavidae |
| Genus: | Aoteadrillia |
| Species: | A. alpha
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| Binomial name | |
| Aoteadrillia alpha (L. C. King, 1933)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Austrodrillia alpha L. C. King, 1933 | |
Aoteadrillia alpha is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]
Description[edit]
The length of the shell attains 12 mm, its diameter 4.5 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This extinct marine species was endemic to New Zealand. The holotype was found at the sea cliffs east of Lake Ferry, Palliser Bay, and off South Wairarapa.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Aoteadrillia alpha (L. C. King, 1933) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831540 on 2016-12-26
- King, L. C. "Tertiary molluscan faunas from the southern Wairarapa." Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. Vol. 63. p. 349; 1933
- Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp. 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.