Eatoniella atervisceralis is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eatoniellidae.[1] It was first described by Winston F. Ponder in 1965. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.
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| Holotype of Eatoniella atervisceralis from Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eatoniellidae |
| Genus: | Eatoniella |
| Species: | E. atervisceralis
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| Eatoniella atervisceralis | |
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Description
editEatoniella atervisceralis has a minute, conical smooth shell, and is yellowish white in colour. The animal's body is pigmented with black blotches, while the head and foot are unpigmented.[2] The species measures 1.23 millimetres by 0.75 millimetres.[3]
The species resembles Eatoniella pullmitra, however can be told apart by its smaller umbilicus and colour.[2]
Distribution
editThe species is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The holotype of the species was collected in October 1951 from Lonnekers Beach in Stewart Island by E.C. Smith, found amongst coralline algae at low tide.[4] Specimens have been found in the North Island, often amongst seaweed.[5][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2022). "Eatoniella atervisceralis Ponder, 1965". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Ponder, W. F. (1965). "The Family Eatoniellidae in New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 6: 47–99. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906115. Wikidata Q58676802.
- ^ "Eatoniella atervisceralis". New Zealand Mollusca. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Blom, Wilma M. (2020). "Fossil and Recent molluscan types in the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Part 4: Gastropoda (Caenogastropoda - Neocyclotidae to Epitoniidae). [Cyclophoroidea, Cerithioidea, Littorinimorpha]". Records of the Auckland Museum. 55: 101–150. doi:10.32912/RAM.2020.55.7. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 27008995. S2CID 229670783. Wikidata Q106828489.
- ^ Hayward, Bruce W.; Morley, Margaret S.; Blom, Wilma; Grenfell, Hugh R.; Smith, Nancy; Rogan, Doug; Stephenson, A. Brett (2002). "Marine biota of Raglan, Waikato West Coast". Poirieria. 28(b): 1–16. ISSN 0032-2377. Wikidata Q115466507.