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Amphithalamus latisulcus

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Amphithalamus latisulcus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Anabathridae
Genus: Amphithalamus
Species:
A. latisulcus
Binomial name
Amphithalamus latisulcus
(Ponder, 1968)
Synonyms[1]

Notoscrobs (Microfossa) latisulcus Ponder, 1968 (superseded combination)

Amphithalamus latisulcus is a species of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Anabathridae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 1.34 mm, its diameter 0.76 mm.

Distribution

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This species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the North Island, and South Island as far south as Dunedin.

References

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  • Powell, A.W.B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells. Auckland: Collins. p. 109.
  • Ponder, W.F. (1968). "Notes on New Zealand prosobranchs with descriptions of new species and subspecies". Records of the Dominion Museum. 6: 119.
  • 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. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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