Maoritomella pleonastica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Maoritomella pleonastica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Maoritomella |
| Species: | M. pleonastica
|
| Binomial name | |
| Maoritomella pleonastica (Barnard, 1958)
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Description
editThe height of the shell attains 10.9 mm, its width 4.1 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2016) |
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa
References
edit- ^ a b WoRMS (2015). Maoritomella pleonastica. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434383 on 2016-03-13
- Barnard, K. H. 1958. Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part 1. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 44: 73–163.
- R.N. Kilburn, Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae; Annals of the Natal Museum, 1986 - reference.sabinet.co.za