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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
NATICIDAE: NATICINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Naticoidea (Superfamily)
> Naticidae (Family)
> Naticinae (Subfamily)
> Proxiuber (Genus)
> hulmei (Species)
Images: Proxiuber hulmei Powell, 1954
Dredged off Gisborne, 50 fathoms. 5mm. © rights reserved
Holotype, trawled, exact location unknown, NZ (MA71197). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, trawled, exact location unknown, NZ (MA71197). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
NATICIDAE: NATICINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Naticoidea (Superfamily)
> Naticidae (Family)
> Naticinae (Subfamily)
> Proxiuber (Genus)
> hulmei (Species)
Details: Proxiuber hulmei Powell, 1954
Size/Grows to:
Height 5mm, Width 5mm
Distribution:
Northern North Island as far south as Mahia Peninsula, from 59-207m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Description:
Shell smaller than australe, and proportionately wider, with a distinctive colour pattern of two broad spiral series of reddish-brown maculations on a white ground

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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.155)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1954 New Zealand Molluscan Systematics with Descriptions of New Species: Part 2, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 4(4) (p.235) Original Description

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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