Sigapatella novaezelandiae
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Sigapatella novaezelandiae, common name the circular slipper limpet, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calyptraeidae.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 33 mm. The white or yellowish-white shell is marked by growth lines. The spire is often light violaceous. The shell is covered by a thin, fibrous, yellowish periostracum. The interior of the shell is white, more or less stained or blotched with violet.[2]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References
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- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Sigapatella novaezelandiae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597421 on 2012-05-14
- ↑ G.W. Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VIII, p. 122; 1886 (described as Calyptraea calyptraeiformis)
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- Marshall B.A. 2003. A review of the Recent and Late Cenozoic Calyptraeidae of New Zealand (Mollusca: Gastropoda). The Veliger 46(2): 117-144