''Argalista'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
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Colloniidae
Colloniidae is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Colloniidae Cossmann, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
.
Distribution
These marine species are endemic to
New Zealand
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, except ''Argalista kingensis'', which occurs off
Tasmania
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and ''Argalista rosea,'' which occurs off
Victoria, Australia.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argalista'' include:
* ''
Argalista corallina''
(Cotton & Godfrey, 1935)
* ''
Argalista crassicostata''
(Murdoch, 1905)
* ''
Argalista fluctuata
''Argalista fluctuata'' is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Argalista fluctuata'' (Hutton, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
''
(Hutton, 1883)
* ''
Argalista fugitiva''
(Hedley, 1911)
* ''
Argalista imperforata
''Argalista imperforata'' is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Argalista imperforata'' (Suter, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine S ...
''
(Suter, 1908)
* ''
Argalista kingensis''
May, 1923
* ''
Argalista micans''
Powell, 1931
* ''
Argalista nana''
Finlay, 1930
* ''
Argalista rosea''
(Tenison Woods, 1876)
* ''
Argalista roseopunctata''
(Angas, 1880)
* ''
Argalista rotella''
Powell, 1937
* ''
Argalista umbilicata''
Powell, 1926
* ''
Argalista variecostata''
Powell, 1937
References
* Iredale, T. 1915. ''A commentary on Suter's Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca''. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 417-497
Colloniidae
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