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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MURICIDAE: PAGODULINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Muricoidea (Superfamily)
> Muricidae (Family)
> Pagodulinae (Subfamily)
> Zeatrophon (Genus)
> pulcherrimus (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Xymene pulcherrimus (Finlay, 1930)
Images: Zeatrophon pulcherrimus Finlay, 1930
Collected 21 Feb 1979, Pegasus Canyon, NE of Banks Peninsula, NZ (M.094739). © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Collected 25 Feb 1972, North Arm, Port Pegasus, Stewart Island, NZ (M.026615). © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Collected 2 Mar 1976, S of Waverley, Taranaki, NZ (M.050210). © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MURICIDAE: PAGODULINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Muricoidea (Superfamily)
> Muricidae (Family)
> Pagodulinae (Subfamily)
> Zeatrophon (Genus)
> pulcherrimus (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Xymene pulcherrimus (Finlay, 1930)
Details: Zeatrophon pulcherrimus Finlay, 1930
Size/Grows to:
Height 18mm, Width 7mm
Distribution:
North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands. From 15-600 metres
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Barco, A., Marshall, B.A., Houart, R., Oliverio, M. 2015 Molecular phylogenetics of Haustrinae and Pagodulinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) with a focus on New Zealand species., Journal of Molluscan Studies, 81 (p.484)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.174)
  • Ponder, W.F. 1972 A review of the genus Xymene Iredale of New Zealand (Mollusca: Muricidae), Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2(4) (p.489)
  • Finlay, H. 1930 Additions to the Recent fauna of New Zealand. No. 3, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 61 (p.238) Original Description

*98 © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)

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