''Xymenella pusilla'' 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.
[Marshall, B.; Rosenberg, G. (2014). Xymenella pusilla (Suter, 1907). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598754 on 2015-01-08]
Description
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to
New Zealand.
References
* Beu, A.G. 2011 ''Marine Molluscs of oxygen isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 4. Gastropoda (Ptenoglossa, Neogastropoda, Heterobranchia).'' Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 41, 1–153.
Pagodulinae
Gastropods of New Zealand
Gastropods described in 1907
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