Argalista is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.[2]

Argalista
Argalista nana
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Colloniinae
Genus:
Argalista

Iredale, 1915 [1]
Type species
Argalista fluctuata Hutton, F.W., 1883

Distribution

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These marine species are endemic to New Zealand, except Argalista kingensis, which occurs off Tasmania and Argalista rosea, which occurs off Victoria, Australia.

Species

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Species within the genus Argalista include:

References

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  1. ^ Iredale 1915, Trans. New Zealand Inst., 47, 445.
  2. ^ Argalista Iredale, 1915. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 February 2013.
  • Iredale, T. 1915. A commentary on Suter's Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 417-497