Notosetia neozelanica
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| Notosetia neozelanica (Suter, 1898) |
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Barleeia neozelanica Suter, 1898 |
Notosetia neozelanica is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cyclostrematidae. It is the type species of the genus.
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[edit] Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand, found at the south of the South Island, Stewart Island, and New Zealand's Sub-Antarctic Islands.
[edit] Habitat
This snail is found in moderately deep water.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is small, white, ovate, with a convexly conical, rather broad spire, a little taller than the height of the aperture. The surface is smooth except for a few incised spirals around the lower base.
Shell height is up to 2.15 mm, and the width is up to 1.5 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
