| Zemitrella contigua | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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.
Distribution
This extant marine species is endemic to New Zealand. Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata at Cape Runaway, New Zealand.
References
- ^ 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.
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| Zemitrella contigua | |
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