Cirsotrema forresti
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| Cirsotrema forresti Dell, 1956 |
Cirsotrema forresti is species of very small deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.
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[edit] Distribution
This species is endemic to the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand and the Chatham Islands.
[edit] Habitat
This wentletrap is found at depths of between 160 and 360 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is small, turreted, with a conspicuous shoulder, and a strong basal cord, the whole shell crossed by narrow, sharply raised axial ribs, 18 or 19 per whorl, and spinose at the shoulder angle. The interstices have distinct spiral cords.
Height is up to at least 6.5 mm, and width 3 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
