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Diloma aethiops

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Diloma aethiops is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is common in rocky intertidal areas, and it was spotted at Houghton bay, Wellington NZ.

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Diloma aethiops, New Zealand Mollusca - Melagraphia aethiops

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Flora and Fauna of New Zealand
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2013

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