Penion cuvierianus
| Penion cuvierianus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Genus: | Penion |
| Species: | P. cuvierianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Penion cuvierianus (Powell, 1927) | |
| Synonyms | |
Penion cuvierianus is a species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, commonly called the flaring penion, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Penion cuvierianus is a very large species of siphon whelk, endemic to New Zealand.[1] The taxonomic name is a reference to the type locality of Cuvier Island.[1] The species has an abundant fossil record in the North Island of New Zealand.[2]
Subspecies
These subspecies have been recognised:
References
- 1 2 3 4 Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- 1 2 Beu, A.G. and Maxwell, P.A. 1990. Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 58.
External links
- World Register of Marine Species: Penion cuvierianus Powell, 1927
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Taxon: Penion cuvierianus Powell, 1927 (Species)
- Massey University NZ Fauna Scanned 3D model of Penion cuvierianus
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