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| Genus: | Zeacumantus Finlay, 1927
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Zeacumantus is a genus of horn shells of the family Potamididae. They are tall-spired, with a rounded to subquadrate aperture, simple sharp outer-lip, and a very short spout-like anterior canal. They are found in great abundance in mid-tidal muddy situations.
Species
- Zeacumantus diemenensis (Quoy, JRC & JP Gaimard, 1834)
- Zeacumantus lutulentus (Kiener,1841)
- Zeacumantus subcarinatus (Sowerby,1855)
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References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 85467 054 8
- Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973