Maoritomella eva explained

Maoritomella eva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.^[1]

Description

The height of the shell is 4.8 mm, and its width is 2.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa

References

• Thiele, J. "Gastropoda der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition II. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899, 17, 35–382." (1925).
• 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

• • Barnard K.H. (1958), Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part 1. Gastropoda; Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa; Annals of The South African Museum v. 44 p. 73–163 (described as Asthenotoma eva)
• Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273–308

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2015). Maoritomella eva. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434378 on 2016-03-13