Mauidrillia fimbriata explained

Mauidrillia fimbriata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species is endemic to New Zealand

References

• Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp. 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch

External links

• C. R. Laws (1947) Tertiary Mollusca from Hokianga District, North Auckland.; Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand (1946)

Notes and References

1. Marshall, B. (2015). Mauidrillia fimbriata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831565 on 2017-02-08