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: | Buccinidae |
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]
Euthrenopsis otagoensis has a shell with six whorls, with strong and even convex outlines. [2] The species measures 12 mm by 5 mm. [3]
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]
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: | Buccinidae |
Genus: | Euthrenopsis |
Species: | E. otagoensis
|
Binomial name | |
Euthrenopsis otagoensis (
Powell, 1929)
|
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]
Euthrenopsis otagoensis has a shell with six whorls, with strong and even convex outlines. [2] The species measures 12 mm by 5 mm. [3]
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]