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Zemitrella contigua

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Zemitrella contigua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zemitrella
Species:
Z. contigua
Binomial name
Zemitrella contigua
A. W. B. Powell, 1934

Zemitrella contigua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Distribution

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This extant marine species is endemic to New Zealand. Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata at Cape Runaway, New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemitrella contigua A. W. B. Powell, 1934. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831098 on 2023-11-14
  • Powell, A. W. B. (1934). "Upper Pliocene Fossils from Cape Runaway". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 1: 261–274. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42905956. Wikidata Q58676565.
  • Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.