Biology:Eatoniella rakiura
| Eatoniella rakiura | |
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| Holotype of Eatoniella rakiura from Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eatoniellidae |
| Genus: | Eatoniella |
| Species: | E. rakiura
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| Binomial name | |
| Eatoniella rakiura (Ponder, 1965)
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Eatoniella rakiura is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eatoniellidae.[1] First described by Winston Ponder in 1965, it is endemic to the waters of New Zealand. The first specimens of the species were exclusively found around Stewart Island.
Description
Eatoniella rakiura has a semi-transparent thin shell, with evenly convex and swollen whorls. The holotype measured 1.1mm by 0.65mm.[2] It is similar in appearance to Eatoniella lampra, but differs in its more swollen whorls.[2]
Distribution
The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The holotype was collected on 4 November, 1956 at a depth of 46 metres off the coast of Stewart Island, on the surface of bryozoan species.[3] Originally described as occurring exclusively around Steward Island, the species has since been identified at Taieri Mouth in Otago and in the Bounty Islands.[2][4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Eatoniella rakiura Ponder, 1965". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598466.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 , Wikidata Q58676802
- ↑ Blom, Wilma (2022). "Fossil and Recent molluscan types in the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Part 4: Gastropoda (Caenogastropoda – Neocyclotidae to Epitoniidae). [Cyclophoroidea, Cerithioidea, Littorinimorpha"]. Records of the Auckland Museum 56 (55): 39–62. doi:10.32912/ram.2020.55.7. ISSN 2422-8567. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/getmedia/3c274c3f-ff0c-4aa3-8467-bb5ae02261d6/ram_2020_blom. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ↑ "marine snail, Eatoniella rakiura Ponder, 1965". Te Papa. https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1258825.
- ↑ "marine snail, Eatoniella rakiura Ponder, 1965". Te Papa. https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1412340.
Wikidata ☰ Q6783336 entry
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