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Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Epitonium (Genus)
> minorum (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Acutiscala minora Iredale, 1936
=Clathrus minorum (Iredale, 1936)
=Epitonium (Lamelliscala) minorum (Iredale, 1936) accepted, alternate representation
Images: Epitonium minorum (Iredale, 1936)
In beach drift, Uretiti Beach, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. 11mm
In beach drift, Uretiti Beach, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. Showing smooth area between varices. 11mm
Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Epitonium (Genus)
> minorum (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Acutiscala minora Iredale, 1936
=Clathrus minorum (Iredale, 1936)
=Epitonium (Lamelliscala) minorum (Iredale, 1936) accepted, alternate representation
Details: Epitonium minorum (Iredale, 1936)
Size/Grows to:
Height 14mm, Width 5mm
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. Smooth between varices
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.251)
  • Iredale, T. 1936 Australian Molluscan Notes No.2, Records of the Australian Museum, 19(5) (p.297) Original Description

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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
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