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Taxonomy
Family:
STRUTHIOLARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Stromboidea (Superfamily)
> Struthiolariidae (Family)
> Pelicaria (Genus)
> vermis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Buccinum vermis Martyn, 1784
=Murex australis Gmelin, 1791
=Pelicaria acuminata (Marwick, 1924)
=Pelicaria convexa (Marwick, 1924)
=Pelicaria fossa (Marwick, 1924)
=Pelicaria mangaoparia Vella, 1953
=Pelicaria rotunda Vella, 1953
=Pelicaria vermis bradleyi (Neef, 1970)
=Pelicaria vermis flemingi (Neef, 1970)
=Pelicaria vermis grahami (Neef, 1970)
=Pelicaria vermis powelli (Neef, 1970)
=Pelicaria vermis vermis (Martyn, 1784)
=Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) vermis Martyn, 1784
=Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) vermis bradleyi Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) vermis flemingi Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) vermis grahami Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) vermis powelli Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) vermis vellae Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) wellmani Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria acuminata Marwick, 1924
=Struthiolaria convexa Marwick, 1924
=Struthiolaria crenulata Lamarck, 1822
=Struthiolaria fossa Marwick, 1924
=Struthiolaria inermis G.B. Sowerby I, 1821
=Struthiolaria media Marwick, 1924
=Struthiolaria tricarinata Lesson, 1841
=Struthiolaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
=Struthiolaria vermis bradleyi Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria vermis flemingi Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria vermis grahami Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria vermis powelli Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria vermis vellai Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria vermis wellmani Neef, 1970
Images: Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
In shallow water, Whangarei Heads, Northland, NZ. 38mm
Tory Channel, Marlborough Sounds, NZ. 41mm
(flemingi form) - In beach drift, Te Arai Point, Northland, NZ. 53mm
Not uncommon from low tide down to about 50 fathoms
Taxonomy
Family:
STRUTHIOLARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Stromboidea (Superfamily)
> Struthiolariidae (Family)
> Pelicaria (Genus)
> vermis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Buccinum vermis Martyn, 1784
=Murex australis Gmelin, 1791
=Pelicaria acuminata (Marwick, 1924)
=Pelicaria convexa (Marwick, 1924)
=Pelicaria fossa (Marwick, 1924)
=Pelicaria mangaoparia Vella, 1953
=Pelicaria rotunda Vella, 1953
=Pelicaria vermis bradleyi (Neef, 1970)
=Pelicaria vermis flemingi (Neef, 1970)
=Pelicaria vermis grahami (Neef, 1970)
=Pelicaria vermis powelli (Neef, 1970)
=Pelicaria vermis vermis (Martyn, 1784)
=Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) vermis Martyn, 1784
=Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) vermis bradleyi Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) vermis flemingi Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) vermis grahami Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) vermis powelli Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) vermis vellae Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) wellmani Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria acuminata Marwick, 1924
=Struthiolaria convexa Marwick, 1924
=Struthiolaria crenulata Lamarck, 1822
=Struthiolaria fossa Marwick, 1924
=Struthiolaria inermis G.B. Sowerby I, 1821
=Struthiolaria media Marwick, 1924
=Struthiolaria tricarinata Lesson, 1841
=Struthiolaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
=Struthiolaria vermis bradleyi Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria vermis flemingi Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria vermis grahami Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria vermis powelli Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria vermis vellai Neef, 1970
=Struthiolaria vermis wellmani Neef, 1970
Details: Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
Size/Grows to:
Height 54mm, Width 36mm
Distribution:
North and South Islands. On tidal flats and off sandy beaches, occasionally to depths of 90 metres
Geographical Range:
ACFE.
Notes:
Small Ostrich Foot, Takai, Marine, Endemic
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Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
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
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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