Antiguraleus pulcherrimus
| Antiguraleus pulcherrimus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Antiguraleus |
| Species: | A. pulcherrimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Antiguraleus pulcherrimus Dell, 1956
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Propebela pulcherrima (Dell, 1956) | |
Antiguraleus pulcherrimus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 9 mm, its diameter 3.8 mm.
Their functional group is benthos.[1]
Their feeding type is predatory.[1]
Their mating behaviour makes them a non-broadcast spawner.[2]
Their life cycle does not include a trochophore stage. [3]
Distribution
This species occurs off Chatham Rise, off east coast North Island and South Island, New Zealand
References
- ^ a b c d WoRMS (2015). Antiguraleus pulcherrimus Dell, 1956. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433000 on 2017-03-02
- ^ "Antiguraleus pulcherrimus". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ^ "Antiguraleus pulcherrimus". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- Dell, Richard Kenneth. The archibenthal mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum, 1956.
- Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p. 239)
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
- New Zealand Mollusca: Propebela pulcherrima
- Biolib.cz: Image of Antiguraleus pulcherrimus