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Mauidrillia fimbriata

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Mauidrillia fimbriata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Mauidrillia
Species:
M. fimbriata
Binomial name
Mauidrillia fimbriata
Laws, 1947

Mauidrillia fimbriata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

Distribution

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This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand

References

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  1. ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Mauidrillia fimbriata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831565 on 2017-02-08
  • Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp. 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
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