Splendrillia aoteana
Encyclopedia
Splendrillia aoteana is a species
of sea snail
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Drilliidae
.
This name was in 1930 introduced by Finlay as a nomen novum
pro Pleurotoma laevis Hutton, 1873a, non Pleurotoma laevis Bellardi, 1847.
of the Pacific Ocean off New Zealand
.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Drilliidae
Drilliidae
Drilliidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Description:...
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This name was in 1930 introduced by Finlay as a nomen novum
Nomen novum
In biological nomenclature, a nomen novum , new replacement name is a technical term...
pro Pleurotoma laevis Hutton, 1873a, non Pleurotoma laevis Bellardi, 1847.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zoneDemersal zone
The demersal zone is the part of the sea or ocean comprising the water column that is near to the seabed and the benthos. The demersal zone is just above the benthic zone and forms a layer of the larger profundal zone....
of the Pacific Ocean off New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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