Splendrillia benthicola
| Splendrillia benthicola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Splendrillia |
| Species: | S. benthicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Splendrillia benthicola Dell, 1956
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Splendrillia benthicola is a
Description
The length of the shell is 25 mm, its diameter 9.5 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species is
endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Chatham Rise
, East of South Island, New Zealand at depths between 360 m and 530 m.
References
- ^ a b Splendrillia benthicola Dell, 1956. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Dell, Richard Kenneth. The archibenthal mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum, 1956.
- Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland
External links
- "Splendrillia benthicola". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone