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Opalia maxwelli

Opalia maxwelli is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.

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Jul 14, 2026
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Length
91 w
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Opalia maxwelli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Opalia
Species:
O. maxwelli
Binomial name
Opalia maxwelli
(Finlay, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Funiscala maxwelli H. J. Finlay, 19301

Opalia maxwelli is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.1

Distribution

This species is found in New Zealand.2

References

References

  1. "Opalia maxwelli". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  2. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1