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Taxonomy
Family:
AUSTROSIPHONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
> Austrosiphonidae (Family)
> Penion (Genus)
> ormesi (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Austrosipho Cossmann, 1906
=Austrosipho (Verconella) Iredale, 1914
=Berylsma Iredale, 1924
=Largisipho Iredale, 1929
=Verconella Iredale, 1914
Synonymised Names:
=Penion cuvierianus jeakingsi (Powell, 1947)
=Verconella dispar Powell, 1947
=Verconella jeakingsi Powell, 1947
=Verconella ormesi Powell, 1927
Images: Penion ormesi (Powell, 1927)
Holotype, collected off Cape Campbell, NZ (M.001408). © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
AUSTROSIPHONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
> Austrosiphonidae (Family)
> Penion (Genus)
> ormesi (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Austrosipho Cossmann, 1906
=Austrosipho (Verconella) Iredale, 1914
=Berylsma Iredale, 1924
=Largisipho Iredale, 1929
=Verconella Iredale, 1914
Synonymised Names:
=Penion cuvierianus jeakingsi (Powell, 1947)
=Verconella dispar Powell, 1947
=Verconella jeakingsi Powell, 1947
=Verconella ormesi Powell, 1927
Details: Penion ormesi (Powell, 1927)
Size/Grows to:
Height 200mm, Width 75mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands, western North Island, and northern South Island as far south as Kaikoura on the east coast and Hokitika on the west coast, from 9-695m
Type Data:
  • 90-110 metres, off Cape Campbell, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, Slender with tall spire
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.201)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1926 Variation of a Molluscan Genus Verconella with Descriptions of New Recent Species, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 57 (p.555) Original Description

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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