''Zemitrella spengleri'' 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 Columbellidae
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Columbellidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) Wo ...
, the dove snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 3.8 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is
endemic to South Africa and occurs off
Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
References
* Lussi (2009). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 64 (3) : 20-28
External links
Conchology.be: image
spengleri
Gastropods described in 2009
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