Zelippistes benhami

Zelippistes benhami is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]

Zelippistes benhami
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusc
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Capuloidea
Family:
Capulidae
Genus:
Zelippistes
Species:
Z. benhami
Binomial name
Zelippistes benhami
(Suter, 1902)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lippistes benhami (Suter, 1902)
  • Lippistes benhami var. perornatus Marshall & Murdoch, 1923
  • Separatista benhami Suter, 1902 (basionym)
  • Zelippistes perornatus (Marshall & Murdoch, 1923)*

Distribution

This species is distributed along New Zealand.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Zelippistes benhami (Suter, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564590 on 2011-03-11
  • Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Beu, AG (2010). "Marine Mollusca of isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 3. Gastropoda (Vetigastropoda - Littorinimorpha)". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 40 (3–4): 59–180. Bibcode:2010JRSNZ..40...59B. doi:10.1080/03036758.2010.500717.


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