Antiguraleus otagoensis
Species of gastropod
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Antiguraleus otagoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Antiguraleus otagoensis | |
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| Shell of Antiguraleus otagoensis (holotype at the Auckland Museum) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Antiguraleus |
| Species: | A. otagoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Antiguraleus otagoensis A.W.B. Powell, 1942 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Propebela otagoensis (Powell, 1942) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 4 mm. This species is a non-broadcast spawner and its life cycle does not include a trocophore stage.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the North-western South Island and Eastern Island off the Cook Strait to Otago and off Chatham Islands, New Zealand.[3]