Notocrater craticulata
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| Notocrater craticulata (Suter, 1908) |
Notocrater craticulata is a southern, cold-water species of limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lepetidae, the true limpets.
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[edit] Distribution
This true limpet is endemic to New Zealand, including the Auckland Islands.
[edit] Habitat
It is found at depths of between 55 and 180 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is small, thin, oval, the sides subparallel, elevated, dorsally arched, with a hooked apex near to the anterior end. Sculpture consists of oblique radiate riblets, decussated by concentric grooves.
The maximum shell length is 4 mm, width 2.8 mm, and height 2.1 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
