Biology:Euthrenopsis bountyensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Euthrenopsis bountyensis
Euthrenopsis bountyensis Powell, 1929 (AM MA70305-1).jpg
Holotype from the Auckland War Memorial Museum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Tudiclidae
Genus: Euthrenopsis
Species:
E. bountyensis
Binomial name
Euthrenopsis bountyensis
(Powell, 1929)

Euthrenopsis bountyensis is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae.[1] It was first described by Baden Powell in 1929. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.

Description

Euthrenopsis bountyensis has a shell with six whorls, with strong and even convex outlines.[2] The species measures 9mm by 4mm.[3]

Distribution

The species is Endemic to New Zealand.[1] The holotype and juvenile paratypes were collected from the Bounty Islands.[4][2] A similar specimen was collected from the waters of the Antipodes Islands in 1967.[5]

References

  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press,

Wikidata ☰ Q3735632 entry