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Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Epitonium (Genus)
> jukesianum (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Acutiscala ampacta Iredale, 1936
=Acutiscala fabia Iredale, 1936
=Clathrus fabia (Iredale, 1936)
=Clathrus wellingtonensis (T.W. Kirk, 1880)
=Epitonium (Hyaloscala) jukesianum (Forbes, 1852) accepted, alternate representation
=Epitonium ampactum (Iredale, 1936)
=Epitonium delicatulum (Crosse & Fischer, 1864)
=Epitonium fabia (Iredale, 1936)
=Epitonium wellingtonensis (T.W. Kirk, 1880)
=Scalaria delicatula Crosse & Fischer, 1864
=Scalaria jukesiana Forbes, 1852
=Scalaria wellingtonensis T.W. Kirk, 1880
Images: Epitonium jukesianum (Forbes, 1852)
In beach drift, Uretiti Beach, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. 11mm
In beach drift, Uretiti Beach, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. Showing smooth areas in between varices. 11mm
Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Epitonium (Genus)
> jukesianum (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Acutiscala ampacta Iredale, 1936
=Acutiscala fabia Iredale, 1936
=Clathrus fabia (Iredale, 1936)
=Clathrus wellingtonensis (T.W. Kirk, 1880)
=Epitonium (Hyaloscala) jukesianum (Forbes, 1852) accepted, alternate representation
=Epitonium ampactum (Iredale, 1936)
=Epitonium delicatulum (Crosse & Fischer, 1864)
=Epitonium fabia (Iredale, 1936)
=Epitonium wellingtonensis (T.W. Kirk, 1880)
=Scalaria delicatula Crosse & Fischer, 1864
=Scalaria jukesiana Forbes, 1852
=Scalaria wellingtonensis T.W. Kirk, 1880
Details: Epitonium jukesianum (Forbes, 1852)
Size/Grows to:
Height 13mm, Width 4mm
Distribution:
North Island to Cook Strait. Also Tasmania and from New South Wales to Western Australia
Notes:
Wentletrap, Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.250)

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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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