Maoritomella ischna

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  • Pleurotoma ischna Watson, 1881 (original combination)
  • Tomopleura ischna (Watson, 1881)
  • Tomopleura (Maoritomella) ischna (Watson, 1881)

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Maoritomella ischna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.Rosenberg, G. (2015). Maoritomella ischna. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598993 on 2016-03-13

Description

The height of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its width 2.25 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand and off Tasmania (Australia)

References

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  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland
  • [http://www.molluscs.otago.ac.nz Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone]