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Taxonomy
Family:
BATILLARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
> Batillariidae (Family)
> Zeacumantus (Genus)
> lutulentus (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Ataxocerithium perplexum P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1919
=Cerithium bicarinatum Gray, 1843
=Cerithium lutulentum Kiener, 1841
Images: Zeacumantus lutulentus (Kiener, 1841)
Waipu Estuary, Northland, NZ. 31mm. © rights reserved
On mid-tidal mud flats, Parengarenga Harbour, Far North, NZ. 29mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
BATILLARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
> Batillariidae (Family)
> Zeacumantus (Genus)
> lutulentus (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Ataxocerithium perplexum P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1919
=Cerithium bicarinatum Gray, 1843
=Cerithium lutulentum Kiener, 1841
Details: Zeacumantus lutulentus (Kiener, 1841)
Size/Grows to:
Height 40mm, Width 12mm
Distribution:
Northern and south-western North Island, northern and south-eastern South Island, from 0m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, Common on mid-tidal mud flats
Description:
Distinct strong axial ribs

Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.131)

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
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