Maoritomella densecostulata
| Maoritomella densecostulata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Maoritomella |
| Species: | M. densecostulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Maoritomella densecostulata Kilburn, 1986
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Maoritomella densecostulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.,[1] first described by R.N. Kilburn in 1986.
Description
The height of the shell attains 4.6 mm, its width 2 mm.
It exhibits a fusiform-biconical shape, typical of the genus, with pronounced axial ribs and spiral lirae that create a cancellate (latticed) sculpture.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs on the continental slope of Eastern Transkei, South Africa
References
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Maoritomella densecostulata Kilburn, 1986". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ Galli, Claudio (2015). "Family: BORSONIIDAE" (PDF). WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base.
- R.N. Kilburn, Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae; Annals of the Natal Museum, 1986 - reference.sabinet.co.za
External links
- "Tomopleura (Maoritomella) densecostulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273–308
- Biolib.cz: Maoritomella densecostulata R.N. Kilburn, 1986