Biology:Eatoniella fuscosubucula
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| Holotype of Eatoniella fuscosubucula from Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eatoniellidae |
| Genus: | Eatoniella |
| Species: | E. fuscosubucula
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| Binomial name | |
| Eatoniella fuscosubucula (Ponder, 1965)
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Eatoniella fuscosubucula is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eatoniellidae.[1] It was first described by Winston F. Ponder in 1965. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.
Description
Eatoniella fuscosubucula has a small conical shell, with a large D-shaped aperture in the shell. The shells are white, with an inner brown layer also visible.[2] The species measures 1.4 millimetres by 0.95 millimetres.[3]
The species is similar in appearance to Eatoniella dilatata, but distinguishable by its colour and larger size, ad to Eatoniella verecunda by its smaller size, thinner shell and brown inner layer.[2]
Distribution
The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The holotype was collected by E.C. Smith in January 1950 from Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island.[4] The species is found in the waters of the lower South Island, Stewart Island and the Auckland Islands.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eatoniella fuscosubucula Ponder, 1965". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598440.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 , Wikidata Q58676802
- ↑ "Eatoniella fuscosubucula". http://www.mollusca.co.nz/speciesdetail.php?taxa=2801.
- ↑ Blom, Wilma (2022). "Fossil and Recent molluscan types in the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Part 4: Gastropoda (Caenogastropoda - Neocyclotidae to Epitoniidae). [Cyclophoroidea, Cerithioidea, Littorinimorpha"]. Records of the Auckland Museum 56 (55): 39–62. doi:10.32912/ram.2020.55.7. ISSN 2422-8567. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/getmedia/3c274c3f-ff0c-4aa3-8467-bb5ae02261d6/ram_2020_blom. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q10478936 entry
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