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Taxonomy
Family:
CERITHIOPSIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Triphoroidea (Superfamily)
> Cerithiopsidae (Family)
> Seila (Genus)
> elegantissima (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Seila (Notoseila) elegantissima B.A. Marshall, 1978
Images: Seila elegantissima B.A. Marshall, 1978
Holotype, collected Aug 1972, Deep Water Cove, Bay of Islands, NZ (M.051719). 11.6mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
CERITHIOPSIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Triphoroidea (Superfamily)
> Cerithiopsidae (Family)
> Seila (Genus)
> elegantissima (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Seila (Notoseila) elegantissima B.A. Marshall, 1978
Details: Seila elegantissima B.A. Marshall, 1978
Size/Grows to:
Height 11.6mm, Width 2.1mm
Distribution:
North-eastern North Island as far south-east as Ranfurly Bank, from 29-103m
Type Data:
  • 55 metres, off Deep Water Cove, Bay of Islands, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A. Mar/1978 Cerithiopsidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of New Zealand and a provisional classification of the family, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 5(1) (p.100) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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