Cryptomella transenna

Cryptomella transenna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	incertae sedis
Genus:	Cryptomella; H. J. Finlay, 1924
Species:	C. transenna
Binomial name
	Cryptomella transenna; Suter, 1917
Synonyms
	Leucosyrinx alta transenna Suter, 1917 (unaccepted) ; Tomopleura transenna Suter, 1917 (unaccepted);

Cryptomella transenna is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, unassigned to a family within the superfamily Conoidea.^[1]

Description

The height of the (holotype's) shell attains 11 mm, its diamiter 4 mm and has 8 whorls. Between the suture above and the prominent spiral ridge, there are 3 near evenly distant spiral lines.^[2]

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in New Zealand.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Cryptomella transenna (Suter, 1917) †". WoRMS. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
^ ^a ^b H., Suter (1917). "DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW TERTIARY MOLLUSCA OCCURRING IN NEW AKALAND, ACCOMPANIED BY A FEW NOTES ON NECESSARY CHANGES IN NOMENCLATURE". New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin. 5: 44.

External links

"Cryptomella transenna". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 27 August 2025.

[WoRMS-1] "Cryptomella transenna (Suter, 1917) †". WoRMS. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2025.

[Suter-2] H., Suter (1917). "DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW TERTIARY MOLLUSCA OCCURRING IN NEW AKALAND, ACCOMPANIED BY A FEW NOTES ON NECESSARY CHANGES IN NOMENCLATURE". New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin. 5: 44.

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