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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. © rights reserved
In beach drift, Uretiti Beach, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. Showing smooth area 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)
> 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:
Eastern and southern Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand. Three Kings Islands, North Island and far northern South Island, from 0-200m
Notes:
Wentletrap, Marine, Native - Non-endemic, In shallow water on fine sand, in open coast situations
Description:
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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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
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