Maoricrater explorata
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Notoacmea explorata Dell, 1956 |
Maoricrater explorata is a southern, cold-water species of limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lepetidae, the true limpets.
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[edit] Distribution
This true limpet is endemic to New Zealand, including its sub-Antarctic islands.
[edit] Habitat
It is found at depths of between 70 and 660 m.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is rather large for the family, thin but strong, and white. The apex is near to the anterior end, with a steep concave anterior slope, and a high arched posterior one.
The maximum shell length is 11 mm, width 8.5 mm, and height 5.5 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
