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Taxonomy
Family:
EULIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vanikoioidea (Superfamily)
> Eulimidae (Family)
> Pictobalcis (Genus)
> articulata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Eulima articulata G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Images: Pictobalcis articulata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1834)
Off Northland, NZ. 24mm. © rights reserved
Low tide, Tapotupotu, Far North, NZ. 22mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
EULIMIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vanikoioidea (Superfamily)
> Eulimidae (Family)
> Pictobalcis (Genus)
> articulata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Eulima articulata G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Details: Pictobalcis articulata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1834)
Size/Grows to:
Height 30mm, Width 9mm
Distribution:
Eastern Pacific. Middlesex Bank, Three Kings Islands, and north-eastern North Island as far south-east as Cape Runaway (Lottin Point), from 0-805m
Type Data:
  • Queensland, Australia, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Warén, A. 1983 A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia), Journal of Molluscan Studies (p.66)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.141)
  • Jun/1977 Balcis articulata, Poirieria, 9(1)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1976 On the considerable influx of warm water molluscs that have invaded northern New Zealand waters within recent years, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 13 (p.143)
  • Sowerby I, G.B., Sowerby II, G.B. 1832 The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells, London (p.53) 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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