Sigapatella superstes
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| Sigapatella superstes Fleming, 1958 |
Sigapatella superstes is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper shells and their allies.
[edit] Distribution
This species is endemic to northern New Zealand.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is roundly ovate, with the rather low apex at about one-fourth diameter from the periphery. Sculpture consists of closely spaced concentric growth folds, crossed by dense spiral threads, producing a scale-like or granulose surface.
The shell coloration is light brownish-buff externally, with the underside whitish.
The shell height is up to 12 mm, and width 28 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
