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'''''Phenatoma''''' is a [[genus]] of [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[gastropod]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Turridae]]. Members of this genus are rather large, tall-[[spire (mollusc)|spired]], but with a narrow [[body whorl]], tapered to a short, deeply notched [[siphonal canal]]. |
'''''Phenatoma''''' is a [[genus]] of [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[gastropod]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Turridae]], [[endemism|endemic]] to [[New Zealand]]. Members of this genus are rather large, tall-[[spire (mollusc)|spired]], but with a narrow [[body whorl]], tapered to a short, deeply notched [[siphonal canal]]. |
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Phenatoma is a genus of marine gastropods in the family Turridae, endemic to New Zealand. Members of this genus are rather large, tall-spired, but with a narrow body whorl, tapered to a short, deeply notched siphonal canal.
Species
- Phenatoma rosea (Quoy and Gaimard, 1833)
- Phenatoma zealandica (E A Smith, 1877)
- Phenatoma crassispiralis Marwick, 1929 holotype
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1