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Taxonomy
Family:
HORAICLAVIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Conoidea (Superfamily)
> Horaiclavidae (Family)
> Aoteadrillia (Genus)
> otagoensis (Species)
Images: Aoteadrillia otagoensis Powell, 1942
Dredged in 91 metres, off Taiaroa Head, Otago, NZ (MA71785). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, dredged in 91 metres, off Taiaroa Head, Otago, NZ (MA70913). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Dredged 120-200 metres, Taiaroa Canyon, Otago, NZ. 7mm
Taxonomy
Family:
HORAICLAVIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Conoidea (Superfamily)
> Horaiclavidae (Family)
> Aoteadrillia (Genus)
> otagoensis (Species)
Details: Aoteadrillia otagoensis Powell, 1942
Size/Grows to:
Height 8mm, Width 3mm
Distribution:
South Island. Off Taiaroa Heads, Otago 90-130 metres
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.231)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1942 The New Zealand Recent and fossil Mollusca of the family Turridae with general notes on turrid nomenclature and systematics, Auckland Institute and Museum Bulletin, 2 (p.89) 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