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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MURICIDAE: HAUSTRINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Muricoidea (Superfamily)
> Muricidae (Family)
> Haustrinae (Subfamily)
> Haustrum (Genus)
> scobina (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Lepsia Hutton, 1883
=Lepsiella Iredale, 1912
=Lepsithais Finlay, 1928
Synonymised Names:
=Lepsiella scobina (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
=Purpura rugosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
=Purpura scobina Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
=Purpura tristis Dunker, 1866
Images: Haustrum scobina (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Great Barrier Island, Northland, NZ. 33mm
(rutila form) - Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier Island. 26mm
(rutila form) - Marsden Point, Whangarei. 21mm
With eggs. Houhora Heads, Far North, NZ. 20mm
With eggs. Houhora Heads, Far North, NZ. 20mm
Found commonly on rocks at mid-low tide throughout NZ
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MURICIDAE: HAUSTRINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Muricoidea (Superfamily)
> Muricidae (Family)
> Haustrinae (Subfamily)
> Haustrum (Genus)
> scobina (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Lepsia Hutton, 1883
=Lepsiella Iredale, 1912
=Lepsithais Finlay, 1928
Synonymised Names:
=Lepsiella scobina (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
=Purpura rugosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
=Purpura scobina Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
=Purpura tristis Dunker, 1866
Details: Haustrum scobina (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Size/Grows to:
Height 34mm, Width 20mm
Distribution:
Throughout New Zealand and the Chatham Islands
Notes:
Oyster Borer, 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.180)
  • Gardner, N.W. Jul/1978 Lepsiella scobina - Our Oyster Borer, Poirieria, 9(5)
  • Gardner, N.W. Oct/1974 Notes on Lepsiella scobina (Quoy & Gaimard), Poirieria, 7(5) (p.93)

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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