Cylichna zealandica

Species of gastropod

Cylichna zealandica

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Order:  | Cephalaspidea
Family:  | Cylichnidae
Genus:  | Cylichna
Species:  |

C. zealandica

Binomial name
Cylichna zealandica

T.W. Kirk, 1880

Cylichna zealandica is a species of sea snail or bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Cylichnidae, the chalice bubble snails or canoe bubble snails.[1]

## Description

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The height of the shell is 9 mm, its diameter 3.8 mm. The white, strong shell is smooth and faintly longitudinally striated. The aperture is produced above the spire.[2]

## Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off North Island at a depth of 60 m.

## References

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1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2013). Cylichna zealandica Kirk, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599189 on 2013-12-31
2. ^ Thomas W. Kirk (1880), Additions to the list of New-Zealand Marine Mollusca; Annals And Magazine of Natural History v. 6 series 5 p. 15

* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
* Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011) Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone

Taxon identifiers

Cylichna zealandica|

* Wikidata: Q5199238
* CoL: 32ZWN
* GBIF: 4599847
* iNaturalist: 388244
* IRMNG: 10066170
* NZOR: 6d49419b-b3ac-479b-8606-a919ab912254
* OBIS: 599189
* Open Tree of Life: 2884465
* WoRMS: 599189

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