Eatoniella notalabia is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eatoniellidae.[1] It was first described by Winston F. Ponder in 1965. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.
Eatoniella notalabia has a minute ovate-conical shell, with a swollen body whorl. Colour of the species' shells can vary from yellow-brown, purplish-brown to black.[2] The species measures 1.26mm by 0.8mm.[3] The animal itself is white-coloured with a narrow strip of black.[2] Specimens collected from Piha in the 1960s were uniformly white, with no black.[2]
The species is Endemic to New Zealand.[1] The holotype was collected by Ponder himself on 1 January 1964, at Goat Island Bay (modern-day Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve) in the Auckland Region.[4] The species is found in the waters of the North Island, South Island, Auckland Islands and the Chatham Islands, and is particularly abundant in the South Island and Stewart Island.[2]
The species is found on algae/seaweeds at low tide.[2][5]
Eatoniella notalabia is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eatoniellidae. It was first described by Winston F. Ponder in 1965. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.
