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Murihikua aparima

Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae

Taxonomy
Murihikua aparima was named by Begg and Grant-Mackie (2003). Its type specimen is OU 16444 and is a mold. Its type locality is JDC 2711N, Mount Heslington, Nelson (N28/f158), which is in an Oretian marine siliciclastic in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Murihikua aparima Begg and Grant-Mackie p. 250 fig. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyPleurotomariidaeSwainson 1840
genusMurihikua
speciesaparima

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Murihikua aparima Begg and Grant-Mackie 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available