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Heterocithara mediocris

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Heterocithara mediocris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Heterocithara
Species:
H. mediocris
Binomial name
Heterocithara mediocris
Odhner, 1924

Heterocithara mediocris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm..

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the North Island.

References

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  1. ^ WoRMS (2009). Heterocithara mediocris Odhner, 1924. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434004 on 18 July 2017
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p. 242)
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