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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
Low tide, Tapotupotu, Far North, NZ. 22mm
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:
Northland east coast, NZ. Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Norfolk Island
Geographical Range:
A
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

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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