:Volutomitra banksi
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| taxon = Volutomitra banksi
| image = Volutomitra banksi 001.jpg
| image_caption = Shell of Volutomitra banksi (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
| authority = (Dell, 1951)
| synonyms = Proximitra banksi Dell, 1951
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Volutomitra banksi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutomitridae, the mitres. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volutomitra banksi (Dell, 1951). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=450665 on 2023-08-17
Description
The length of the shell attains 35 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and found at the Cook Strait.
References
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- Dell, R. K. (1951). A deep water Molluscan fauna from off Banks Peninsula. Records of the Canterbury Museum 6 (1): 53-60.
- Bouchet P.; Kantor Y. (2004). New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae). Systematics and Biodiversity. 1(4): 467-502.
- 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.
- 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.
Further reading
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 {{ISBN|0-00-216906-1}}
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Category:Gastropods of New Zealand
Category:Gastropods described in 1951
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