Splendrillia koruahinensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Splendrillia koruahinensis | |
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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. koruahinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Splendrillia koruahinensis (Bartrum & Powell, 1928)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Austrodrillia koruahinensis Bartrum & Powell, 1928 | |
Description edit
The length of the holotype (apex broken) attains 23.7 mm, its diameter 8.8 mm.
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Distribution edit
This extinct marine species was endemic to New Zealand
References edit
- ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Splendrillia koruahinensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831402 on 2016-11-22
- Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp. 232–254 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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