Biology:Buccinulum mariae
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Holotype of Buccinulum mariae from Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Tudiclidae |
| Genus: | Buccinulum |
| Species: | B. mariae
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| Buccinulum mariae (Powell, 1940)
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Buccinulum mariae is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tudiclidae.[1][2] It was first described by Baden Powell in 1940. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.
Description
Buccinulum mariae are typically a dark reddish-brown colour, with some specimens exhibiting a lighter colour and darker spiral bands. The holotype of the species was 20 mm in height, with a diameter of between 10 and 75 mm,[3] however specimens have been recorded as large as 26 millimetres in height.[4]
Distribution
The species is Endemic to New Zealand.[2]
References
- ↑ Kantor, Yuri I.; Fedosov, Alexander E.; Kosyan, Alisa R.; Puillandre, Nicolas; Sorokin, Pavel A.; Kano, Yasunori; Clark, Roger; Bouchet, Philippe (2022). "Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the Buccinoidea (Neogastropoda)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 194 (3): 789–857. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab031. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab031.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Buccinulum mariae Powell, 1940". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490775.
- ↑ Powell, A. W. B. (1940–41). "The Marine Mollusca of the Aupourian Province, New Zealand.". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand: Zoology 70: 205–261. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1940-70.2.6.18/2.
- ↑ "Buccinulum mariae". http://www.mollusca.co.nz/speciesdetail.php?taxa=3329.
Wikidata ☰ Q3736625 entry
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