Antiguraleus abernethyi explained

Antiguraleus abernethyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Description

Antiguraleus abernethyi has a shell size that typically reaches around 5-7 mm in height and 2.4 mm in width. Its morphology and size are consistent with other species in its family, which are adapted for life in deeper marine habitats. It is generally considered native and restricted to these environments around New Zealand’s island regions, where it contributes to the biodiversity of marine mollusks.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs off Ninety Mile Beach, North Island, New Zealand

References

• Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p. 239)
• 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

• • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2015). Antiguraleus abernethyi Dell, 1956. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432980 on 2017-03-02
2. Dell, R. K. (1956). The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum Bulletin. 18: 1-235. page: 138