Aeneator benthicolus
Aeneator benthicolus is a species of large sea snail, a whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tudiclidae.[1][2]
| Aeneator benthicolus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Tudiclidae |
| Genus: | Aeneator |
| Species: | A. benthicolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeneator benthicolus Dell, 1963 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 83 mm, its diameter 40 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off North Island to Bay of Plenty
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.
- Rosenberg, G. (2013). Aeneator benthicolus Dell, 1963. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598720 on 2013-09-29
- Dell, R.K. 1963 Archibenthal Mollusca from northern New Zealand, Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 3(6)
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011) Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
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