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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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Binomial name | |
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.
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]
The species is Endemic to New Zealand. [2]
Buccinulum mariae | |
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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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Binomial name | |
Buccinulum mariae (
Powell, 1940)
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Synonyms | |
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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.
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]
The species is Endemic to New Zealand. [2]