Penion ormesi
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| Penion ormesi (Powell A W B, 1927)
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Verconella ormesi Powell A W B, 1927 | |
Penion ormesi is a species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Penion ormesi is a large to very large species of siphon whelk.[1] P. ormesi is benthic, and typically inhabits soft-sediments on the continental shelf.[2]
Distribution
The species is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the Cook Strait and off the west coast of the South Island.[1] Fossils of the species are recorded from Wanganui.[3]
References
- ^ a b Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- ^ Dell, R.K.. 1962. New Zealand Marine Provinces - do they exist? Tuatara, 10: 43 - 52. Online Copy courtesy of New Zealand Electronic Text Collection
- ^ 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 ormesi Powell, 1927
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Taxon: Penion ormesi Powell, 1927 (Species)
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