Maoritomella densecostulata

Maoritomella densecostulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Maoritomella
Species:
M. densecostulata
Binomial name
Maoritomella densecostulata
Kilburn, 1986
Synonyms[1]
  • Tomopleura (Maoritomella) densecostulata Kilburn, 1986

Maoritomella densecostulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae,[1] first described by R.N. Kilburn in 1986.

Description

The height of the shell attains 4.6 mm, its width 2 mm. It is light orange-yellow to brownish orange, maintained from its Protoconch stage.[2]

It exhibits a fusiform-biconical shape, typical of the genus, with pronounced axial ribs and spiral lirae that create a cancellate (latticed) sculpture.[3] Their protoconchs are 0.65-0.68 mm wide and 0.53-0.58 mm tall.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs on the continental slope of Eastern Transkei, South Africa, as well as off the coast of Mozambique. They live 74-200 m from the coast.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Maoritomella densecostulata Kilburn, 1986". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Kilburn, R.N. (December 1986). "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae" (PDF). Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  3. ^ Galli, Claudio (2015). "Family: BORSONIIDAE" (PDF). WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base.
  • R.N. Kilburn, Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae; Annals of the Natal Museum, 1986 - reference.sabinet.co.za


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