Herpetopoma benthicola
Appearance
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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Species: | H. benthicola
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Herpetopoma benthicola Powell, 1937
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Herpetopoma benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontidae.[1]
Description
The height of the small, conic shell attains 3.5 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in New Zealand.[2]
References
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Herpetopoma benthicola Powell, 1937. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512097 on 2013-05-03
- ^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1