Biology:Eatoniella albocolumella
| Eatoniella albocolumella | |
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| Holotype of Eatoniella albocolumella 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. albocolumella
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| Eatoniella albocolumella (Ponder, 1965)
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Eatoniella albocolumella is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eatoniellidae.[1] It was first described by Winston Ponder in 1965. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.
Description
Eatoniella albocolumella has a variably coloured shell, with many specimens having a dark purple/grey shell. The colouration of the shell varies greatly in populations, between white and uniformly dark.[2] The species measures 2.37 millimetres by 1.35 millimetres.[3]
Eatoniella albocolumella can be told apart from Eatoniella limbata by its thinner shell and strongly reflected outer lip.[2]
Distribution
The species is Endemic to New Zealand.[1] The holotype of the species was collected by W.J. Ballantine in 1964, on coralline algae at Cape Campbell in the Marlborough District of the South Island of New Zealand.[4] Eatoniella albocolumella is one of the most commonly found micromolluscs in the Kawhia Harbour.[5]
The species is often found living on the surface of seaweeds.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eatoniella albocolumella Ponder, 1965". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598434.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ponder, W. F. (1965). "The Family Eatoniellidae in New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Museum 6 (2): 47–99. ISSN 2422-8567.
- ↑ "Eatoniella albocolumella". http://www.mollusca.co.nz/speciesdetail.php?taxa=2793.
- ↑ 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 27 October 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Morley, Margaret S.; Hayward, Bruce W.; Stephenson, A. Brett (1997). "Molluscs, crustacea and echinoderms from Kawhia, west coast, North Island". Tane 35: 157–180.
Wikidata ☰ Q6783294 entry
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