Maoritomella granilirata
| Maoritomella granilirata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Maoritomella |
| Species: | M. granilirata
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| Binomial name | |
| Maoritomella granilirata | |
Maoritomella granilirata is a species of marine gastropod in the family Borsoniidae.[2][3]
Description
The height of the shell attains 6.4 mm (0.25 in),[1][3] its width 2.5 mm (0.098 in).[1] The shell is narrowly fusiform-biconic in shape and light brown in colour.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs on the continental slope of eastern Transkei (present-day KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa.[1][2] The type series was obtained from the depth of 80 m (260 ft).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Kilburn, R. N. (1986). "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae". Annals of the Natal Museum. 27 (2): 633–720 [672]. doi:10.10520/AJA03040798_429.
- ^ a b c Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2025). "Maoritomella granilirata Kilburn, 1986". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ a b Claudio Galli. "Maoritomella granilirata". WMSDB – Worldwide Mollusc Species DataBase. Conchology.be. Retrieved 20 January 2025.