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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
NATICIDAE: POLINICINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Naticoidea (Superfamily)
> Naticidae (Family)
> Polinicinae (Subfamily)
> Polinices (Genus)
> putealis (Species)
Images: Polinices putealis Garrard, 1961
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
NATICIDAE: POLINICINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Naticoidea (Superfamily)
> Naticidae (Family)
> Polinicinae (Subfamily)
> Polinices (Genus)
> putealis (Species)
Details: Polinices putealis Garrard, 1961
Size/Grows to:
Height 27mm
Distribution:
Eastern Australia, and Northern NZ. Wanganella Bank, Kermadec Islands, and North Island as far south-east as Ranfurly Bank, from 62-530m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
Description:
Thinner shell than Polinices tawhitirahia, with an umbilicus that remains open at all stages of growth. Fawn to greenish periostracum
Marshall, B.A. 2001 Polinices update 2, Australasian Shell News, 112 (p.7)
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References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A. 2001 Polinices update 2, Australasian Shell News, 112 (p.7)
  • Garrard, T.A. 1961 Mollusca collected by M. V. Challenge off the east coast of Australia, Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia, 1(5) (p.18) 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