Splendrillia koruahinensis explained

Splendrillia koruahinensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the holotype (apex broken) attains 23.7 mm, its diameter 8.8 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was 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

• Bartrum, J. A., and A. W. B. Powell. "Mollusca from Kaawa Creek beds, west coast, south of Waikato River." Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. Vol. 59. 1928

Notes and References

1. Marshall, B. (2015). Splendrillia koruahinensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831402 on 2016-11-22