Oxyperas elongatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) Length 111mm, Width 65mm Long Trough Shell, Marine, Native - Endemic King Bank and Three Kings Islands, north-eastern and south-western North Island, far northern and eastern South Island, Stewart and Chatham Islands, and Mernoo Bank. Shallow water to over 200 metres ACFM
Key to 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