Biology:Maoritomella megalacme
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Maoritomella |
| Species: | M. megalacme
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| Maoritomella megalacme Kilburn, 1986
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Maoritomella megalacme is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 5.7 mm, its width 2.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs on the continental slope of Eastern Transkei, South Africa
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2015). Maoritomella megalacme Kilburn, 1986. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434382 on 2016-03-12
- 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
External links
- "Tomopleura (Maoritomella) megalacme" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_19598.shtml.
- Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273–308
- Biolib.cz: Maoritomella megalacme R.N. Kilburn, 1986
Wikidata ☰ Q10324797 entry
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