Spectamen benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1] The height of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm. This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs around the Three Kings Islands at a depth of 260 m.

Spectamen benthicola
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Solariella
Species:
S. benthicola
Binomial name
Solariella benthicola
(Powell, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Solariella benthicola Powell, 1976
  • Zeminolia benthicola Powell, 1937

References

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  1. ^ "Spectamen benthicola". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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