''Terefundus anomalus'' 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 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 ...
mollusk in the
family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
[MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Terefundus anomalus Dell, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404954 on 2019-12-18]
Description
The length of the shell reaches 3.6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Ninety Mile Beach, North Island, New Zealand
References
* Dell, R. K. (1956). ''The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand.'' Dominion Museum Bulletin. 18: 1-235
* Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). ''Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca.'' pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
External links
Gastropods.com: ''Terefundus anomalus''
Gastropods described in 1956
Gastropods of New Zealand
Pagodulinae
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