Ilanga norfolkensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[1]

Ilanga norfolkensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Ilanga
Species:
I. norfolkensis
Binomial name
Ilanga norfolkensis
(B. A. Marshall, 1999)
Synonyms

Microgaza norfolkensis B. A. Marshall, 1999 (original combination)

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Norfolk Island and New Caledonia and is found at depths between 568 and 603 m (1,860 and 1,980 ft).

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2013). Ilanga norfolkensis (B. A. Marshall, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=740725 on 2013-11-20
  • Williams, S. T.; Smith, L. M.; Herbert, D. G.; Marshall, B. A.; Warén, A.; Kiel, S.; Dyal, P.; Linse, K.; Vilvens, C.; Kano, Y. (2013). "Cenozoic climate change and diversification on the continental shelf and slope: Evolution of gastropod diversity in the family Solariellidae (Trochoidea)". Ecology and Evolution. 3 (4): 887–917. Bibcode:2013EcoEv...3..887W. doi:10.1002/ece3.513. PMC 3631403. PMID 23610633.