Acremodontina carinata

Acremodontina carinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochaclididae, the false top snails.[1]

Acremodontina carinata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Trochaclididae
Genus: Acremodontina
Species:
A. carinata
Binomial name
Acremodontina carinata
(Powell, 1940)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conjectura carinata Powell, 1940


Description

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The shell attains a length of 2.17 mm, its diameter 1.98 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands and north-eastern North Island.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2012). Acremodontina carinata (Powell, 1940). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594277 on 2012-12-23
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
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