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Zemitrella elongata

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Zemitrella elongata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Zemitrella
Species:
Z. elongata
Binomial name
Zemitrella elongata
Beu, 1967
Synonyms[1]

Zemitrella benthicola elongata Beu, 1967

Zemitrella elongata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand. Fossils were found in Pliocene strata in Palliser Bay.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zemitrella elongata Beu, 1967 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831099 on 2023-11-17
  • Beu, A.G. (1967) Deep-water Pliocene Mollusca from Palliser Bay, New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Geology, 5, 89–122.
  • 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.