Tecticrater subcompressa

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Tecticrater subcompressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropod
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Infraclass: Cocculiniformia
Superfamily: Lepetelloidea
Family: Lepetellidae
Genus: Tecticrater
Species: T. subcompressa
Binomial name
Tecticrater subcompressa
(Powell, 1937)
Synonyms

Tectisumen subcompressa Powell, 1937

Tecticrater subcompressa is a species of small limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lepetellidae.

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[edit] Distribution

This species is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand including the Three Kings Islands.

[edit] Habitat

This limpet is found at depths of about 260 m.

[edit] Shell description

The shell is not nearly so compressed as in Tecticrater compressa, with the apex much nearer to the posterior end. The posterior margin is concave, the anterior margin is convex, and the basal margin upward curved at the ends.

Shell height is up to 1.8 mm, length is up to 3.1 mm, and width is up to 1.9 mm.

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