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Maoritomella ischna

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Maoritomella ischna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Maoritomella
Species:
M. ischna
Binomial name
Maoritomella ischna
(Watson, 1881)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma ischna Watson, 1881 (original combination)
  • Tomopleura ischna (Watson, 1881)
  • Tomopleura (Maoritomella) ischna (Watson, 1881)

Maoritomella ischna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Description

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The height of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its width 2.25 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Zealand and off Tasmania (Australia)

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2015). Maoritomella ischna. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598993 on 2016-03-13
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  • "Tomopleura (Maoritomella) ischna". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273–308