Herpetopoma benthicola
| Herpetopoma benthicola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Chilodontaidae |
| Genus: | Herpetopoma |
| Species: | H. benthicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Herpetopoma benthicola Powell, 1937
| |
Herpetopoma benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[1]
Description
Shells of the species are small, solid and conic.[2] Shells reach a height of 3.5 mm (0.14 in) and a width of 3.0 mm (0.12 in).[3]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by A. W. B. Powell in 1937.[2]
Distribution
The species is endemic to New Zealand,[4] found off the coast of Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands and the north-eastern North Island between Cape Reinga and the Bay of Islands, at depths ranging between 30–622 m (98–2,041 ft).[3]
References
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Herpetopoma benthicola Powell, 1937. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512097 on 2013-05-03
- ^ a b Powell, A. W. B. (16 March 1937). "New species of marine Mollusca from New Zealand". Discovery Reports. 15: 178 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b "Herpetopoma benthicola Powell, 1937". mollusca.co.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ Spencer, H. G.; Marshall, B. A.; Willan, R. C. (June 2009). "Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca". New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume 1. Kingdom Animalia Radiata, Lopotrochozoa, Deuteromstomia. 1: 196–219. Wikidata Q125720861.
Further reading
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1