Biology:Onoba elegans

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Onoba elegans
Rissopsis (Peringiella) elegans (Ponder, 1965) (AM MA71266).jpg
Holotype of Onoba elegans from Auckland War Memorial Museum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Rissoidae
Genus: Onoba
Species:
O. elegans
Binomial name
Onoba elegans
(Ponder, 1965)
Synonyms[1]
  • Onoba (Ovirissoa) elegans Ponder, 1965
  • Ponder, 1965 Rissopsis (Peringiella) elegans

Onoba elegans is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Rissoidae.[1] First described by Winston Ponder in 1965, it is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.

Description

Onoba elegans has an ovate shell, with a tall spire and five whorls.[2] The species measures 3.1mm by 2.15mm.[3] The animal is yellowish-white in colour, with short cephalic tentacles.[2]

Distribution

The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The holotype was collected by K. Hipkins on 29 December 1953, from a depth of 40 metres, 0.8 km west of Stephenson Island in the Whangaroa Harbour, Northland Region.[4] Specimens have been found on the east coast of the Northland Region, and the north-west and north of the Aupouri Peninsula.[5][6][7][8]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13923362 entry