Maoritomella orientalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.Rosenberg, G. (2015). Maoritomella orientalis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435548 on 2016-03-13
Description The height of the shell attains 10.5 mm, its width 4 mm.
Distribution This marine species occurs off New Zealand and off Tasmania (Australia)
References
Dell, Richard Kenneth. The archibenthal mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum, 1956. Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
External links
Image at the Museum of New Zealand TE PAPA TONGAREWA