Zeacolpus mixtus

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Zeacolpus mixtus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusa
Class: Gastropoda
Infraclass: Apogastropoda
Superorder: Caenogastropoda
Order: Sorbeoconcha
Suborder: Cerithiimorpha
Superfamily: Cerithioidea
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Zeacolpus
Species: Z. mixtus
Binomial name
Zeacolpus mixtus
Finlay, 1930

Zeacolpus mixtus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae.

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[edit] Distribution

This species is endemic to the north east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, including the Poor Knights Islands.

[edit] Habitat

This snail lives at depths of about 60 m.

[edit] Shell description

The shell is slender, of rather light build, and strongly convex whorls.

The shell coloration is buff, marbled with yellowish-brown.

The shell height is up to 22 mm, and the width is up to 6 mm.

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