Onoba elegans
Species of gastropod
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Onoba elegans is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Rissoidae.[1] First described by Winston Ponder in 1965, it is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.
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| Onoba elegans | |
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| Holotype of Onoba elegans from Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | Onoba |
| Species: | O. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Onoba elegans (Ponder, 1965) | |
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Description
Distribution
The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The holotype was collected by K. Hipkins on 29 December 1953, from a depth of 40 metres, 0.8 km west of Stephenson Island in the Whangaroa Harbour, Northland Region.[4] Specimens have been found on the east coast of the Northland Region, and the north-west and north of the Aupouri Peninsula.[5][6][7][8]