Zetela annectens

Zetela annectens
Shell of Zetela annectens (specimen at Museum of New Zealand)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Genus: Zetela
Species:
Z. annectens
Binomial name
Zetela annectens
Marshall, 1999

Zetela annectens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae, the top snails.

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.8 mm. The shell is described as being higher than it is wide, in mature specimens, and chalky-white in colour. It resembles Lamellitrochus species, although it differs in the number of spiral cords in the base.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the Great Barrier Island at depths between 486 m and 655 m.

References

  1. ↑ Marshall (1999). The Nautilus 113 (1) : 4–42. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Zetela annectens Marshall, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Marshall, B,A. (1999). "A revision of the Recent Solariellinae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) of the New Zealand region". Biodiversity Heritage Library. 113 (1) (4): 36.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)