Maoritomella leptopleura explained

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 5.7 mm, its width 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs on the continental slope of Eastern Transkei, South Africa

References

• 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

• • 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 leptopleura R.N. Kilburn, 1986

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2015). Maoritomella leptopleura. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434381 on 2016-03-12