Eatoniella pullmitra
| Eatoniella pullmitra | |
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| Holotype of Eatoniella pullmitra from Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eatoniellidae |
| Genus: | Eatoniella |
| Species: | E. pullmitra
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| Binomial name | |
| Eatoniella pullmitra (Ponder, 1965)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eatoniella pullmitra is a
Description
Eatoniella pullmitra has a smooth, ovate shell with four whorls. The shell is yellowish-white, with a semi-transparent aperture and a white umbilical area. The holotype measured 1.23mm by 0.85mm.[2]
The species is similar in appearance to Eatoniella atervisceralis and Eatoniella dilatata, but can be distinguished by its broader shell and larger umbilicus.[2]
Distribution
The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The holotype was collected by Ponder himself on 4 September 1964, on soft brown algae adjacent to Quarantine Island in the Otago Harbour.[3]
The species has a preference for living in the sublittoral zone of the waters of New Zealand, and is found in the North Island, South Island, Steward Island, the Chatham Islands and the Bounty Islands.[2][4][5] It has also been recorded living in the littoral zone in Otago Harbour.[2]
References
- ^ a b c 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 pullmitra Ponder, 1965". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Wikidata Q58676802.
- Wikidata Q106828489.
- ^ "marine snail, Eatoniella pullmitra Ponder, 1965". Te Papa. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Eatoniella pullmitra". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 18 November 2022.