Actinoleuca campbelli macquariensis
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| Actinoleuca campbelli macquariensis (Hedley, 1916) |
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Radiacmea macquariensis Hedley, 1916 |
Actinoleuca campbelli macquariensis is a subspecies of sea snail or true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acmaeidae.
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[edit] Distribution
This limpet is endemic to Australia's Macquarie Island, south of New Zealand.
[edit] Habitat
This subspecies is found on intertidal rocks.
[edit] Description
The shell is roundly ovate and solid, sculptured with about 60 flattened riblets, separated by linear grooves, similar to those of Actinoleuca campbelli bountyensis but fewer and broader.
Shell coloration is purplish-pink, with dark and light concentric zones.
Length is up to 12 mm, width up to 9.5 mm, and height up to 5 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
