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

  • Acirsa cookiana (Dell, 1956)
    Height 10mm, Width 3.5mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Three Kings Islands, off Cape Maria van Diemen, north-eastern and south-western North Island, and eastern South Island, from 63-340m
  • Amaea thielei (Boury, 1913)
    Height 30mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Indonesia and New Zealand. Kermadec Islands, from 15m
  • Cirsotrema forresti Dell, 1956
    Height 7mm, Width 3mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Eastern and south-western North Island, eastern South Island, Auckland and Bounty Islands, and Chatham Rise, from 113-939m
  • Cirsotrema zelebori (Dunker, 1866)
    Height 33mm, Width 12mm
    Wentletrap, Marine, Native - Endemic
    Southern Norfolk Ridge, Middlesex and King banks, and Three Kings, North, South, Stewart, Auckland, Antipodes and Chatham Islands, from 0-604m
  • Claviscala kuroharai Kuroda & Habe, 1961
    Height 83mm, Width 22.4mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Japan, Norfolk Island, Louisville Ridge and New Zealand. Kermadec Ridge, NNE of Three Kings Islands, off East Cape and off Stewart Island, from 757-840m
  • Cycloscala hyalina (G.B. Sowerby II, 1844)
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Indo-Pacific and Red Sea. Kermadec Islands, from 21-27m
  • Epidendrium aureum A. & E. Gittenberger, 2005
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Gulf of California and Galapagos Archipelago. Kermadec Islands, from 15-20m
  • 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
  • Gyroscala commutata (Monterosato, 1877)
    Height 32mm, Width 13mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Indo-Pacific, Atlantic, Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Mediterranean and northern New Zealand. Kermadec Islands and Great Exhibition Bay, from 0-42m
  • Iphitus neozelanicus (Dell, 1956)
    Height 3.3mm, Width 2.3mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Tasmania, Louisville Ridge, and New Zealand. West Norfolk Ridge, Three Kings Islands, Three Kings Rise, South Cavalli Seamount, Curtis Island, North, South, Snares and Auckland Islands and Chatham Rise, from 238-1285m
  • Janthina exigua (Lamarck, 1822)
    Height 23mm, Width 21mm
    Violet Snail, Marine, Pelagic, feeds mainly on colonial cnidarians (Physalia, Velella, Porpita). Commonly washed ashore on ocean beaches
    Tropical and temperate seas. West Norfolk Ridge, Kermadec Islands, Three Kings and North Islands, northern South Island, Stewart Island and Chatham Islands, from 0-1000m
  • Janthina globosa Swainson, 1826
    Height 32mm, Width 26mm
    Violet Snail, Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Pelagic, feeds mainly on colonial cnidarians (Physalia, Velella, Porpita)
    Tropical and temperate seas. Kermadec Islands and northern North Island as far south-east as Waihau Bay, from 0-530m
  • Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Width 40mm, Height 38mm
    Violet Snail, Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Pelagic, feeds mainly on colonial cnidarians (Physalia, Velella, Porpita)
    Tropical and temperate seas. West Norfolk Ridge, Kermadec Islands, Three Kings, North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands, from 0-805m
  • Janthina umbilicata d'Orbigny, 1840
    Height 20mm, Width 17mm
    Marine, Pelagic, feeds mainly on colonial cnidarians (Physalia, Velella, Porpita)
    Tropical and temperate seas. Kermadec Island and northern North Island as far south as Motuhora Island
  • Murdochella alacer Finlay, 1926
    Height 4.7mm, Width 1.6mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    South-west of Three Kings Islands, off Cape Reinga, north-eastern North Island as far south-east as Ranfurly Bank, from 20-440m
  • Murdochella levifoliata (Murdoch & Suter, 1906)
    Height 5.7mm, Width 1.6mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Wanganella Bank, Kermadec Islands, Middlesex and King Banks, Three Kings Islands, north-eastern North Island, north-eastern and south-western South Island, Stewart Island, Chatham Islands and Mernoo Bank, from 11-805m
  • Opalia ahiparana (Powell, 1930)
    Height 7mm, Width 2.5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off Ahipara and Ranfurly Bank, from 76-128m
  • Opalia maxwelli (Finlay, 1930)
    Height 7.5mm, Width 2.5mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    South-eastern South Island and Stewart Island, from 35-555m
  • Opalia zelandica (Finlay, 1930)
    Height 10mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off North Cape, from 137m
  • Papuliscala superlata Finlay, 1930
    Height 4.5mm, Width 1.3mm
    Marine, Native - Endemic
    Off North Cape, from 137m
  • Recluzia lutea (Bennett, 1840)
    Height 37mm, Width 26mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Pelagic, feeds on floating Minyadidae anemones
    Tropical and temperate seas. Kermadec Islands and northern North Island as far south-east as Waihau Bay
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