=Murexsul espinosus mariae Finlay, 1930 =Muricopsis (Murexsul) mariae (Finlay, 1930) =Muricopsis mariae (Finlay, 1930)
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands, North Island as far south as East Cape
Geographical Range:
AE.
Notes:
Marine, Endemic
Distribution Map
References and Publications
Marshall, B.A., Burch, K.W. 2000 The New Zealand Recent species of Muricopsis Bucquoy, Dautzenberg and Dollfus, 1882 (Gastropoda: Muricidae), The Nautilus, 114(1) (p.21)
Beu, A.G., Maxwell, P.A. 1990 Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey, 58 (p.359)
Scott, I. Apr/1989 A closer look at Muricopsis octogonus, Poirieria, 15(6) (p.6)
Powell, A.W.B. 1979New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.170)
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