Herpetopoma benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Herpetopoma benthicola Powell, 1937. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512097 on 2013-05-03
Description
Shells of the species are small, solid and conic. Shells reach a height of and a width of .
Taxonomy
The species was first described by A. W. B. Powell in 1937.
Distribution
The species is endemic to New Zealand, found off the coast of Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands and the north-eastern North Island between Cape Reinga and the Bay of Islands, at depths ranging between .
References
Further reading Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979