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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. © rights reserved
From off Northand East Coast. 34mm. © rights reserved
From shallow water, Auckland East Coast, NZ. © rights reserved
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:
Three Kings Islands, North Island, northern South Island as far south as Christchurch, and Chatham Islands, from 0-183m
Type Data:
  • Taupo Bay, Whangaroa, NZ, (holotype of Buccinulum (Evarnula) multilineum aupouria Powell, 1940)
  • Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, NZ, (holotype of Buccinulum (Evarnula) multilineum Powell, 1929)
  • Head of Titirangi Bay, Guards Bay, N of Picton, Marlborough Sounds, NZ, (neotype)
  • Near breakwater, Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ, (holotype of Buccinulum (Evarnula) sufflatum decoratum Powell, 1929)
  • Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ, (holotype of Buccinulum (Evarnula) sufflatum Finlay, 1926)
  • Waitangi, Chatham Islands, NZ, (holotype of Buccinulum wiatangiensis Powell, 1933)
Notes:
Lined Whelk, Marine, Native - Endemic, Under rocks from low tide
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Scott, I. Sep/1989 Buccinulum linea or Buccinulum lineum?, Poirieria, 16(1) (p.6)
  • Gibbs, D.W. Aug/1988 Mahia Peninsula, Poirieria, 15(5) (p.17)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.198)
  • Beu, A.G., Cernohorsky, W.O., Climo, F.M., Dell, R.K., Fleming, C.A., Marshall, B.A., Maxwell, P.A., Ponder, W.F., Powell, A.W.B. 1976 A Neotype for Buccinum linea Martyn, 1784 (Mollusca, Buccinidae), Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 6(2) (p.221)
  • Ponder, W.F. 1971 A review of the New Zealand recent and fossil species of Buccinulum Deshayes (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Buccinidae), Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 1(3) (p.234)

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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