Opalia ahiparana explained

Opalia ahiparana is a species of very small deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

References

• Powell A.W.B. (1930) New species of New Zealand Mollusca from shallow-water dredgings. Part 1. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 60: 532-543. page(s): 541
• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Opalia ahiparana. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=524049 on 2014-12-01