Radiacmea intermedia
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| Radiacmea intermedia (Suter, 1907) |
Radiacmea intermedia is a species of small sea snail or true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acmaeidae, the Acmaea limpets, one of the true limpet families.
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[edit] Distribution
This limpet is endemic to New Zealand's Bounty Islands.
[edit] Habitat
This species is found at depths of about 90 m.
[edit] Description
The shell is oval, rather thin, depressed conical, boldly sculptured with about 25 primary rounded ribs, with a secondary one later developing in each interspace.
The external shell coloration is pale brownish, darker apically. The interior has a clearly defined dark reddish-brown muscle attachment mark on the underside of the shell.
The shell length is up to 11 mm, width up to 9 mm, and height up to 4.5 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
