Trawled off South Island east coast to Chatham Islands, 400-984 metres
Geographical Range:
CFME.
Notes:
Marine, Endemic
Distribution Map
References and Publications
Kantor, Y.I., Bouchet, P., Oleinik, A. 2001 A revision of the Recent species of Exilia, formerly Benthovoluta (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae), Ruthenica, 11 (p.127)
Harasewych, M.G. 1987 A revision of the genus Benthovoluta with notes on the evolution of the subfamily Ptychatractinae (Prosobranchia: Turbinellidae), The Nautilus, 101(4) (p.177)
Powell, A.W.B. 1979New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.217)
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