Splendrillia armata
| Splendrillia armata | |
|---|---|
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| Marine snail, Splendrillia armata Powell, 1942, collected 11 February 1954, Chatham Rise, New Zealand. Te Papa (M.009789) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Splendrillia |
| Species: | S. armata |
| Binomial name | |
| Splendrillia armata Powell, 1942 | |
Splendrillia armata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. This species was first described by Baden Powell (malacologist) in 1942 as a fossil from middle Pliocene sediments near Hurunui River.
Description
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The height of the shell of the holotype is 14.75 mm; its diameter is 6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off North Island.
References
- ↑ Marshall, B.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Splendrillia armata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599027 on 26 November 2016
- ↑ Powell, A. W. B. (1942). "The New Zealand recent and fossil Mollusca of the family Turridae, with general notes on Turrid nomenclature and systematics". Bulletin of the Auckland Institue and Museum. 3: 103. Archived from the original on 28 July 2025.
- Powell, Arthur William Baden. The New Zealand Recent and Fossil Mollusca of the Family Turridae: With General Notes on Turrid Nomenclature and Systematics. No. 2. Unity Press limited, printers, 1942.
- Beu, A.G. 1979: Bathyal Nukumaruan mollusca from Oaro, southern Marlborough, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 22(1)
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- 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
External links
- "Splendrillia armata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.