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Taxonomy
Family:
TUDICLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
> Tudiclidae (Family)
> Buccinulum (Genus)
> robustum (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 (Euthrena) robustum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum (Euthrena) suteri Powell, 1934
Images: Buccinulum robustum Powell, 1929
From off Bland Bay in 10-12 metres. 16mm
From off Northland east coast in about 10-12 metres. 19mm
In shallow water off Northland east coast, NZ. 17mm
Holotype of Buccinulum (Euthrena) robustum, collected Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier Island, NZ (MA72029). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype of Buccinulum (Euthrena) suteri Powell, collected Feb 1922, off Whangaroa, Northland, NZ (MA72033). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
TUDICLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
> Tudiclidae (Family)
> Buccinulum (Genus)
> robustum (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 (Euthrena) robustum Powell, 1929
=Buccinulum (Euthrena) suteri Powell, 1934
Details: Buccinulum robustum Powell, 1929
Size/Grows to:
Height 20.6mm, Width 9mm
Distribution:
Nortland to East Cape
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.199)
  • 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.275)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1930 The Recent and Tertiary species of the Genus Buccinulum in New Zealand, with a review of related Genera and Families, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 60 (p.88) Original Description

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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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