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Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order) > Epitonioidea (Superfamily) > Epitoniidae (Family) > Epitonium (Genus)
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  • Genus: Epitonium

  • Epitonium bucknilli Powell, 1924
    Height 16mm, Width 7mm
    Wentletrap, Marine, Native - Endemic
    SW of Three Kings Islands, North Island and far northern South Island (Admiralty Bay), from 0-427m
  • Epitonium jukesianum (Forbes, 1852)
    Height 13mm, Width 4mm
    Wentletrap, Marine, Native - Endemic, Intertidal
    Australia and New Zealand. Three Kings Islands, North Island and northern South Island as far south as Nelson, from 0-622m
  • Epitonium minorum (Iredale, 1936)
    Height 14mm, Width 5mm
    Wentletrap, Marine, Native - Non-endemic, In shallow water on fine sand, in open coast situations
    Eastern and southern Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand. Three Kings Islands, North Island and far northern South Island, from 0-200m
  • Epitonium tenellum (Hutton, 1885)
    Height 20mm, Width 9mm
    Wentletrap, Marine, Native - Non-endemic, In sheltered shallow water, on silty sand
    Eastern Australia and New Zealand. Northern North Island as far south as Ohiwa Harbour, and northern South Island as far south as Nelson, from 0-11m
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