Besla insularis
| Besla insularis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Besla |
| Species: | B. insularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Besla insularis (Oliver, 1915)
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Besla insularis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is one of twelve known species within the Besla genus of gastropods.[1][2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species has only ever been known to inhabit marine terrain throughout the coasts of New Zealand and other surrounding minor islands.
References
[edit]- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Besla insularis (Oliver, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599072 on 2012-08-26
- ^ Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011) Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone. Online http://www.molluscs.otago.ac.nz/
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