Zeacolpus vittatus
Appearance
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Apertural view of a shell of Zeacolpus vittatus; as a juvenile this individual was subjected to a break (possibly an attempted predation) that on being repaired caused the shell spire to appear to be bent | |
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Species: | Z. vittatus
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Zeacolpus vittatus (Hutton, 1873)
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Turritella vittata Hutton, 1873 |
Zeacolpus vittatus is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae, the tower snails.
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1