Aeneator benthicolus

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Aeneator benthicolus
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A. benthicolus
Binomial name
Aeneator benthicolus
Dell, 1963
Synonyms
  • Aeneator benthicola [sic] (misspelling)
  • Ellicea benthicolus Dell, 1963

Aeneator benthicolus is a species of large sea snail, a whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tudiclidae. [1] . [2]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 83 mm, its diameter 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off North Island to Bay of Plenty

Related Research Articles

Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist.

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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.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2013). Aeneator benthicolus Dell, 1963. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598720 on 2013-09-29