''Finlayola lurida'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
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MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Finlayola lurida (Suter, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890252 on 2022-07-16][Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011) Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone. Online http://www.molluscs.otago.ac.nz/]
Distribution
This marine species is
endemic to
New Zealand.
References
* Suter, H. (1908). Result of dredging for Mollusca near Cuvier Island, with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 40: 344–359.
External links
World Register of Marine Species
Pyramidellidae
Gastropods described in 1908
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