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Taxonomy
Family:
MANGELIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Conoidea (Superfamily)
> Mangeliidae (Family)
> Antiguraleus (Genus)
> spirulata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Fenestrosyrinx spirulata Dell, 1962
=Taranis spirulata (Dell, 1962)
Images: Antiguraleus spirulata (Dell, 1962)
Holotype of Fenestrosyrinx spirulata, collected 23 Jan 1957, NE of Otago Peninsula, Taiaroa Canyon, NZ (M.015014). 5.5mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
MANGELIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Conoidea (Superfamily)
> Mangeliidae (Family)
> Antiguraleus (Genus)
> spirulata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Fenestrosyrinx spirulata Dell, 1962
=Taranis spirulata (Dell, 1962)
Details: Antiguraleus spirulata (Dell, 1962)
Size/Grows to:
Height 5.5mm, Width 2.2mm
Distribution:
South-eastern South Island, from 340-660m
Type Data:
  • 550 metres, Taiaroa Canyon, NE of Otago Peninsula, NZ, (holotype of Fenestrosyrinx spirulata Dell, 1962)
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.228)
  • Dell, R.K. 1962 Additional archibenthal Mollusca from New Zealand, Records of the Dominion Museum, 4(6) (p.73) 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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