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Monodilepas diemenensis
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Monodilepas diemenensis is a gastropod mollusc of the family Fissurellidae, endemic to New Zealand. It is found around the Three Kings Islands and the northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand under rocks in the intertidal zone.
This small species has a much larger foramen than other members of the genus, the internal margin of which is bounded by an oval to irregularly hexagonal callus. The posterior margin of the shell is raised and gaping, not flat as in the other members of the genus.
Maximum shell height is 4 mm, width 9 mm, and length 13 mm.
References
- Powell A W B, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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