Biology:Euthrenopsis otagoensis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Euthrenopsis otagoensis | |
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| Holotype from the 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: | Euthrenopsis |
| Species: | E. otagoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Euthrenopsis otagoensis (Powell, 1929)
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Euthrenopsis otagoensis 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. It is the type species for the genus Euthrenopsis.[2]
Description
Euthrenopsis otagoensis has a shell with six whorls, with strong and even convex outlines.[2] The species measures 12 mm by 5 mm.[3]
Distribution
The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The holotype was collected in the waters east of the Taiaroa Head in the Otago Region of New Zealand.[4] Additional specimens have been identified in the Foveaux Strait and the Cook Strait.[2][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Euthrenopsis otagoensis Powell, 1929". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490987.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Powell, A. W. B. (1930). "The Recent and Tertiary Species of the Genus Buccinulum in New Zealand, with a Review of Related Genera and Families.". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 60: 57–106. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1930-60.2.4.1.1.
- ↑ "Euthrenopsis otagoensis". http://www.mollusca.co.nz/speciesdetail.php?taxa=3338.
- ↑ "Euthrenopsis otagoensis". Auckland War Memorial Museum. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-230606?k=MA70306&ordinal=0.
- ↑ "Euthrenopsis otagoensis". Auckland War Memorial Museum. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-928497.
- 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, Christchurch
- Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
Wikidata ☰ Q3727425 entry
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