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Taxonomy
Family:
PTYCHATRACTIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Turbinelloidea (Superfamily)
> Ptychatractidae (Family)
> Exilia (Genus)
> hilgendorfi (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Benthovoluta Kuroda & Habe, 1950
=Chathamidia Dell, 1956
=Daphnella (Surculina) Dall, 1908
=Fasciolaria (Mesorhytis) Meek, 1876
=Graphidula Stephenson, 1941
=Mesorhytis Meek, 1876
=Mitraefusus Bellardi, 1873
=Palaeorhaphis Stewart, 1927
=Phenacoptygma Dall, 1918
=Surculina Dall, 1908
=Zexilia Finlay, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Benthovoluta hilgendorfi (Martens, 1897)
=Mitra plicifera Yokoyama, 1920
=Phenacoptygma kiiense Kuroda, 1931
=Voluta hilgendorfi Martens, 1897
Images: Exilia hilgendorfi (Martens, 1897)
600-800 metres, Toliara, Madagascar. ~60mm
Taxonomy
Family:
PTYCHATRACTIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Turbinelloidea (Superfamily)
> Ptychatractidae (Family)
> Exilia (Genus)
> hilgendorfi (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Benthovoluta Kuroda & Habe, 1950
=Chathamidia Dell, 1956
=Daphnella (Surculina) Dall, 1908
=Fasciolaria (Mesorhytis) Meek, 1876
=Graphidula Stephenson, 1941
=Mesorhytis Meek, 1876
=Mitraefusus Bellardi, 1873
=Palaeorhaphis Stewart, 1927
=Phenacoptygma Dall, 1918
=Surculina Dall, 1908
=Zexilia Finlay, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Benthovoluta hilgendorfi (Martens, 1897)
=Mitra plicifera Yokoyama, 1920
=Phenacoptygma kiiense Kuroda, 1931
=Voluta hilgendorfi Martens, 1897
Details: Exilia hilgendorfi (Martens, 1897)
Size/Grows to:
Height 63mm
Distribution:
Tasman Basin, 556-2092 metres. Also Japan, the Philippines, Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji
Geographical Range:
C
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Kantor, Y.I., Bouchet, P., Oleinik, A. 2001 A revision of the Recent species of Exilia, formerly Benthovoluta (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae), Ruthenica, 11 (p.104)
  • Harasewych, M.G. 1987 A revision of the genus Benthovoluta with notes on the evolution of the subfamily Ptychatractinae (Prosobranchia: Turbinellidae), The Nautilus, 101(4) (p.168)
  • Cernohorsky, W.O. 1973 The taxonomy of Benthovoluta hilgendorfi (von Martens) and allied Turbinellid genera (Mollusca: Volutacea), Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 10 (p.123)

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Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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