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Epitonium minorum (Iredale, 1936)Species Images
In beach drift. 11mm
Epitonium minorum (Iredale, 1936)
Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Ptenoglossa (Order) > Epitonioidea (Superfamily) > Epitoniidae (Family) > Epitonium (Genus) > minorum (Species)
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Size/Grows to:
Height 14mm, Width 5mm
Synonymised Names:
=Acutiscala minora Iredale, 1936
=Clathrus minorum (Iredale, 1936)
=Epitonium (Lamelliscala) minorum (Iredale, 1936) accepted, alternate representation
Distribution:
Northland east coast. Also New South Wales, Australia
Geographical Range:
AC
Notes:
Wentletrap, Marine, In shallow water on fine sand, in open coast situations
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.251)

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Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil