Zetela tangaroa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Solariellidae |
Genus: | Zetela |
Species: | Z. tangaroa |
Binomial name | |
Zetela tangaroa Marshall, 1999 |
Zetela tangaroa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.
Description
Zetela tangaroa have conic-shaped shells. The length of the shell attains 5.8 mm. This species is also known to be deposit feeders.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and is found off the Auckland Islands at depths between 490 and 1,019 m (1,608 and 3,343 ft).
References
- Marshall (1999). The Nautilus 113 (1) : 4–42. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- Zetela tangaroa Marshall, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Zetela tangaroa B. A. Marshall, 1999". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- Marshall, B.A. 1999: A revision of the Recent Solariellinae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) of the New Zealand region. The Nautilus 113: 4-42
Taxon identifiers | |
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Zetela tangaroa |
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