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* [[Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A W B]], ''New Zealand Mollusca'', [[HarperCollins|William Collins Publishers Ltd]], Auckland, New Zealand [[1979]] ISBN 0-00-216906-1 |
* [[Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A. W. B.]], ''New Zealand Mollusca'', [[HarperCollins|William Collins Publishers Ltd]], Auckland, New Zealand [[1979]] ISBN 0-00-216906-1 |
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| Zeacolpus mixtus Finlay, 1930
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Zeacolpus mixtus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to the north east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, including the Poor Knights Islands.
Habitat
This snail lives at depths of about 60 m.
Shell description
The shell is slender, of rather light build, and strongly convex whorls.
The shell coloration is buff, marbled with yellowish-brown.
The shell height is up to 22 mm, and the width is up to 6 mm.
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1