Zemitrella circumcincta
Species of sea snail
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Zemitrella circumcincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Zemitrella circumcincta | |
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| Shell of Zemitrella circumcincta (specimen at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zemitrella |
| Species: | Z. circumcincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Zemitrella circumcincta Dell, 1962 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm, its diameter 3.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Cook Strait and South Island
