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Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Epitonium (Genus)
> bucknilli (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Epitonium (Hyaloscala) bucknilli Powell, 1924 accepted, alternate representation
Images: Epitonium bucknilli Powell, 1924
In beach drift, Bland Bay, Northland, NZ. 9mm. © rights reserved
In beach drift, Bland Bay, Northland, NZ. Showing striations between varices. 9mm. © rights reserved
Holotype, collected Mount Maunganui, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, NZ (MA72057). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
EPITONIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Epitonioidea (Superfamily)
> Epitoniidae (Family)
> Epitonium (Genus)
> bucknilli (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Epitonium (Hyaloscala) bucknilli Powell, 1924 accepted, alternate representation
Details: Epitonium bucknilli Powell, 1924
Size/Grows to:
Height 16mm, Width 7mm
Distribution:
SW of Three Kings Islands, North Island and far northern South Island (Admiralty Bay), from 0-427m
Notes:
Wentletrap, Marine, Native - Endemic
Description:
Larger and wider than Epitonium jukesianum. Gaps between varices are striated, not smooth

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References and Publications
  • Morley, M.S., Hayward, B.W., Raven, J.L., Foreman, G.A., Grenfell, H.R. 2006 Intertidal and shallow subtidal biota of Mahia Peninsula, Hawkes Bay, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 43 (p.33)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.251)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1924 On a New Species of Epitonium, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 55 (p.138) Original Description

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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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