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Zetela tangaroa

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Species of gastropod

Zetela tangaroa
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. Marshall (1999). The Nautilus 113 (1) : 4–42. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. Zetela tangaroa Marshall, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  3. "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
Zetela tangaroa


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