Margarella antipoda rosea
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| Margarella antipoda rosea (Hutton, 1873) |
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Chrysostoma rosea Hutton, 1873 |
Margarella antipoda rosea is a subspecies of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top shells.
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[edit] Distribution
This top shell is endemic to New Zealand, found in eastern Otago in the South Island and in Stewart Island.
[edit] Habitat
It is found under the holdfasts of giant kelp in the genus Durvillea.
[edit] Shell description
This species is the largest of the Margarella antipoda subspecies, and the most viable in colour, ranging from plain iridescent-white to wholly purplish-black, with others patterned with pink spiral lines, zigzag axial stripes, or general marbling in purplish-grey. The last whorl is expanded, and the umbilicus is narrowly crescentic and callus filled.
The maximum shell height is 13 mm, and width 12 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
