''Stilla'' is a
genus 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 ...
s, marine
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 ...
mollusks in the
family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". ''Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 39 ...
.
Distribution
This genus occurs off
New Zealand.
Species
Species within the genus ''Stilla'' include:
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Stilla anomala
''Stilla anomala'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 1.6 mm, its diameter 0.9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occur ...
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Powell, 1955
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Stilla delicatula
''Stilla delicatula'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 1.75 mm, its diameter 0.9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and o ...
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Powell, 1927
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Stilla fiordlandica
''Stilla fiordlandica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 1.8 mm, its diameter 1 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic
Endemism is the ...
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Fleming C., 1948
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Stilla flexicostata
''Stilla flexicostata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.25 mm, its diameter 1.25 mm.
(Original description) The minute, white, semi-transparent she ...
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(Suter, 1899)
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Stilla paucicostata
''Stilla paucicostata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 1.7 mm, its diameter 0.95 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand a ...
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Powell, 1937
References
* Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) ''A new operational classification of the Conoidea.'' Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308.
External links
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Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae
Gastropod genera
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