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Splendrillia runcinata

Splendrillia runcinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

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Splendrillia runcinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Splendrillia
Species:
S. runcinata
Binomial name
Splendrillia runcinata
Dell, 1956

Splendrillia runcinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.1

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm, its diameter 3.2 mm.2 It is a non-broadcast spawner without a trocophore stage.34

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the Chatham Islands at 196-340 m.5

References

References

  1. Splendrillia runcinata Dell, 1956. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. "NZ Mollusca - Splendrillia runcinata". mollusca.co.nz. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  3. "Splendrilla Runcinata, Dell 1956". Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2025. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.sealifebase.org, version. Retrieved 25 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "MolluscaBase - Splendrillia runcinata Dell, 1956". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  5. "MolluscaBase - Splendrillia runcinata Dell, 1956". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  • Dell, Richard Kenneth. The archibenthal mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum, 1956.
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland
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