Exilia expeditionis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ptychatractidae.[2]

Exilia expeditionis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ptychatractidae
Genus: Exilia
Species:
E. expeditionis
Binomial name
Exilia expeditionis
(Dell, 1956)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Chathamidia expeditionis Dell, 1956

The name Chathamidia expeditionis was given to the snail after the 1954 expedition to the Chatham Islands.[3]


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Distribution

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References

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  1. ^ Dell, R.K., 1956. The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Mus. Bull. Wellington 18: 1–235.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b Exilia expeditionis (Dell, 1956). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Dick Dell and the fantastic frilled crab". Te Papa’s Blog. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2024.