Maoricolpus roseus

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Maoricolpus roseus
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M. roseus
Binomial name
Maoricolpus roseus
(Quoy and Gaimard, 1834)
Synonyms

Turritella difficilis Suter, 1908

Maoricolpus roseus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae, found only in New Zealand.

A subspecies of this species has been described: Maoricolpus roseus manukauensis Powell, 1931

References

  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1