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 |
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 |