Eatoniella latebricola

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Eatoniella latebricola
Holotype of Eatoniella latebricola from Auckland War Memorial Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eatoniellidae
Genus: Eatoniella
Species:
E. latebricola
Binomial name
Eatoniella latebricola
(
Ponder
, 1965)
Synonyms
  • Eatoniella (Dardanula) latebricola (
    Ponder
    , 1965)

Eatoniella latebricola is a

Winston F. Ponder
in 1965. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.

Description

The shell of Eatoniella latebricola is yellowish-white, with a white aperture. The mollusc itself has large eyes at the base of its cephalic tentacles.[2] The species measures 1.65 millimetres by 1.05 millimetres.[3]

Distribution

The original holotype was found among Durvillaea antarctica kelp at Muriwai beach in West Auckland

The species is Endemic to New Zealand.[1] The holotype was collected by Ponder himself from Muriwai beach in West Auckland, underneath Durvillaea sp. seaweed.[4] The species has been predominantly identified on the west coast of the North Island on seaweeds,[5][6] and has also been found as far south as Haast on the West Coast,[7] the east coast of the North Island,[8] and Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands.[9] In 2003 dead specimens of the species was identified on Cuvier Island on the east coast of New Zealand, where Durvillaea is not present. It was theorised that the species might live on algal holdfasts, such as the kelp species Ecklonia radiata.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2022). "Eatoniella latebricola Ponder, 1965". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. Wikidata Q58676802
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  3. ^ "Eatoniella latebricola". New Zealand Mollusca. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. Wikidata Q106828489
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  5. ^
    Wikidata Q115466784
    .
  6. Wikidata Q115466507
    .
  7. ^ "Eatoniella latebricola". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Eatoniella latebricola". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  9. ^ "marine snail, Eatoniella latebricola Ponder, 1965". Te Papa. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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