Search
Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Epitonium (Genus)
> jukesianum (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Acutiscala ampacta Iredale, 1936
=Acutiscala fabia Iredale, 1936
=Clathrus fabia (Iredale, 1936)
=Clathrus wellingtonensis (T. W. Kirk, 1880)
=Epitonium (Hyaloscala) jukesianum (Forbes, 1852) accepted, alternate representation
=Epitonium ampactum (Iredale, 1936)
=Epitonium delicatulum (Crosse & Fischer, 1864)
=Epitonium fabia (Iredale, 1936)
=Epitonium wellingtonensis (T. W. Kirk, 1880)
=Scalaria delicatula Crosse & Fischer, 1864
=Scalaria jukesiana Forbes, 1852
=Scalaria wellingtonensis T. W. Kirk, 1880
Images: Epitonium jukesianum (Forbes, 1852)
In beach drift, Uretiti Beach, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. 11mm. © rights reserved
In beach drift, Uretiti Beach, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. Showing smooth areas in between varices. 11mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Epitonium (Genus)
> jukesianum (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Acutiscala ampacta Iredale, 1936
=Acutiscala fabia Iredale, 1936
=Clathrus fabia (Iredale, 1936)
=Clathrus wellingtonensis (T. W. Kirk, 1880)
=Epitonium (Hyaloscala) jukesianum (Forbes, 1852) accepted, alternate representation
=Epitonium ampactum (Iredale, 1936)
=Epitonium delicatulum (Crosse & Fischer, 1864)
=Epitonium fabia (Iredale, 1936)
=Epitonium wellingtonensis (T. W. Kirk, 1880)
=Scalaria delicatula Crosse & Fischer, 1864
=Scalaria jukesiana Forbes, 1852
=Scalaria wellingtonensis T. W. Kirk, 1880
Details: Epitonium jukesianum (Forbes, 1852)
Size/Grows to:
Height 13mm, Width 4mm
Distribution:
Australia and New Zealand. Three Kings Islands, North Island and northern South Island as far south as Nelson, from 0-622m
Notes:
Wentletrap, Marine, Native - Endemic, Intertidal
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.250)

*98 © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
Recently Viewed