Monodilepas otagoensis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Monodilepas otagoensis | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
| Binomial name | ||||||||||||||
| Monodilepas otagoensis Finlay, 1930 |
Monodilepas otagoensis is a keyhole limpet, which is a kind of sea snail. This is a subspecies of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Contents |
[edit] Distribution
This subspecies is endemic to New Zealand. It is found off the coast of Otago at the south of the South Island.
[edit] Habitat
This keyhole limpet is found at depths of up to 90 m.
[edit] Shell description
Only one subadult holotype shell and three juvenile paratypes of this species are known. It differs from other similarly-sized Monodilepas monilifera subsp. in being more broadly ovate, not attenuated anteriorly, in having a much smaller foramen, and also in the more conspicuously netted sculpture.
The holotype shell height is 2.2 mm, width 8.1 mm, and length 10 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A W B, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
