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Taxonomy
Family:
TUDICLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
> Tudiclidae (Family)
> Buccinulum (Genus)
> linea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Buccinulum (Chathamina) Finlay, 1928
=Buccinulum (Euthrena) Iredale, 1918
=Buccinulum (Evarnula) Finlay, 1926
=Euthrena Iredale, 1918
=Evarne H. & A. Adams, 1853
=Evarnula Finlay, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Buccinulum (Chathamina) characteristica Finlay, 1928
=Buccinulum (Evarnula) gracillimum Powell, 1934
=Buccinulum (Evarnula) multilineum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum (Evarnula) multilineum aupouria Powell, 1940
=Buccinulum (Evarnula) squalidum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum (Evarnula) sufflatum Finlay, 1926
=Buccinulum (Evarnula) sufflatum decoratum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum caelatum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum multilineum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum squalidum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum sufflatum Finlay, 1926
=Buccinulum sufflatum decoratum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum waitangiensis Powell, 1933
=Buccinum linea Martyn, 1784
=Cominella striata Hutton, 1875
=Fusus chemnitzii Anton, 1838
=Fusus linea Martyn, 1784
=Fusus lineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
=Murex lineatus Gmelin, 1791
=Verconella dubia Marwick, 1924
=Verconella thomsoni Marwick, 1924
Images: Buccinulum linea (Martyn, 1784)
Porirua Harbour, Wellington. 37mm
From off Northand East Coast. 34mm
From shallow water, Auckland East Coast, NZ
Taxonomy
Family:
TUDICLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
> Tudiclidae (Family)
> Buccinulum (Genus)
> linea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Buccinulum (Chathamina) Finlay, 1928
=Buccinulum (Euthrena) Iredale, 1918
=Buccinulum (Evarnula) Finlay, 1926
=Euthrena Iredale, 1918
=Evarne H. & A. Adams, 1853
=Evarnula Finlay, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Buccinulum (Chathamina) characteristica Finlay, 1928
=Buccinulum (Evarnula) gracillimum Powell, 1934
=Buccinulum (Evarnula) multilineum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum (Evarnula) multilineum aupouria Powell, 1940
=Buccinulum (Evarnula) squalidum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum (Evarnula) sufflatum Finlay, 1926
=Buccinulum (Evarnula) sufflatum decoratum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum caelatum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum multilineum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum squalidum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum sufflatum Finlay, 1926
=Buccinulum sufflatum decoratum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum waitangiensis Powell, 1933
=Buccinum linea Martyn, 1784
=Cominella striata Hutton, 1875
=Fusus chemnitzii Anton, 1838
=Fusus linea Martyn, 1784
=Fusus lineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
=Murex lineatus Gmelin, 1791
=Verconella dubia Marwick, 1924
=Verconella thomsoni Marwick, 1924
Details: Buccinulum linea (Martyn, 1784)
Size/Grows to:
Height 49mm, Width 23mm
Distribution:
North, South and Chatham Islands. Under rocks from low tide
Notes:
Lined Whelk, Marine, Native - Endemic
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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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