| Zetela tangaroa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Solariellidae |
| Genus: | Zetela |
| Species: | Z. tangaroa |
| Binomial name | |
| Zetela tangaroa Marshall, 1999[1] | |
Zetela tangaroa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.[2]
Description
Zetela tangaroa have conic-shaped shells. The length of the shell attains 5.8 mm. This species is also known to be deposit feeders.[3]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and is found off the Auckland Islands at depths between 490 and 1,019 m (1,608 and 3,343 ft).
References
- ↑ Marshall (1999). The Nautilus 113 (1) : 4–42. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ↑ Zetela tangaroa Marshall, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Zetela tangaroa B. A. Marshall, 1999". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- Marshall, B.A. 1999: A revision of the Recent Solariellinae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) of the New Zealand region. The Nautilus 113: 4-42
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