Biology:Buccinulum mariae

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Buccinulum mariae
Buccinulum mariae Powell, 1940 (AM MA70119-1).jpg
Holotype of Buccinulum mariae from Auckland War Memorial Museum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Tudiclidae
Genus: Buccinulum
Species:
B. mariae
Binomial name
Buccinulum mariae
(Powell, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Buccinulum (Euthrena) mariae (Powell, 1940)

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.

Description

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]

Distribution

The species is Endemic to New Zealand.[2]

References

  1. 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. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab031. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Buccinulum mariae Powell, 1940". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490775. 
  3. Powell, A. W. B. (1940–41). "The Marine Mollusca of the Aupourian Province, New Zealand.". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand: Zoology 70: 205–261. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1940-70.2.6.18/2. 
  4. "Buccinulum mariae". http://www.mollusca.co.nz/speciesdetail.php?taxa=3329. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3736625 entry