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Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Cirsotrema (Genus)
> zelebori (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cirsotrema (Tioria) Marwick, 1928
=Scala (Cirsotrema) Mörch, 1852
=Scalaria (Cirsotrema) Mörch, 1852
=Tioria Marwick, 1928
Synonymised Names:
=Boreoscala zelebori (Dunker, 1866)
=Cirsotrema reevei (Clessin, 1897)
=Epitonium zelebori (Dunker, 1866)
=Scalaria intermedia Hutton, 1873
=Scalaria reevei Clessin, 1897
=Scalaria zelebori Dunker, 1866
=Tioria forresti (Dell, 1956)
Images: Cirsotrema zelebori (Dunker, 1866)
Washed up alive on beach with animal, Rarawa, Far North, NZ. 24mm. © rights reserved
Close-up showing sculpture. Rarawa, Far North, NZ. 24mm. © rights reserved
Found washed up on ocean beaches. 16mm
Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Cirsotrema (Genus)
> zelebori (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cirsotrema (Tioria) Marwick, 1928
=Scala (Cirsotrema) Mörch, 1852
=Scalaria (Cirsotrema) Mörch, 1852
=Tioria Marwick, 1928
Synonymised Names:
=Boreoscala zelebori (Dunker, 1866)
=Cirsotrema reevei (Clessin, 1897)
=Epitonium zelebori (Dunker, 1866)
=Scalaria intermedia Hutton, 1873
=Scalaria reevei Clessin, 1897
=Scalaria zelebori Dunker, 1866
=Tioria forresti (Dell, 1956)
Details: Cirsotrema zelebori (Dunker, 1866)
Size/Grows to:
Height 33mm, Width 12mm
Distribution:
Southern Norfolk Ridge, Middlesex and King banks, and Three Kings, North, South, Stewart, Auckland, Antipodes and Chatham Islands, from 0-604m
Notes:
Wentletrap, Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Smith, N. Oct/1996 Notes on two Epitoniums, Poirieria, 19 (p.38)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.252)

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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