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Splendrillia majorina Beu 1979

Splendrillia majorina

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Splendrillia majorina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]

This extant species is also described as a fossil from the Pliocene off Kaikōura Peninsula, New Zealand

Description

The length of the shell attains 28 mm, its diameter 11 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Ninety Mile Beach, North Island

References

  1. ^ a b Marshall, B.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Splendrillia majorina. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599029 on 2016-12-07
  • Beu, A.G. 1979: Bathyal Nukumaruan mollusca from Oaro, southern Marlborough, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 22(1)

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Splendrillia majorina: Brief Summary

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Splendrillia majorina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

This extant species is also described as a fossil from the Pliocene off Kaikōura Peninsula, New Zealand

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