Euthrenopsis otagoensis

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Euthrenopsis otagoensis
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Holotype from the Auckland War Memorial Museum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Euthrenopsis
Species:
E. otagoensis
Binomial name
Euthrenopsis otagoensis
(Powell, 1929)

Euthrenopsis otagoensis is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae. [1] It was first described by Baden Powell in 1929. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand. It is the type species for the genus Euthrenopsis. [2]

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Description

Euthrenopsis otagoensis has a shell with six whorls, with strong and even convex outlines. [2] The species measures 12 mm by 5 mm. [3]

Distribution

The species is endemic to New Zealand. [1] The holotype was collected in the waters east of the Taiaroa Head in the Otago Region of New Zealand. [4] Additional specimens have been identified in the Foveaux Strait and the Cook Strait. [2] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2022). "Euthrenopsis otagoensis Powell, 1929". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Powell, A. W. B. (1930). "The Recent and Tertiary Species of the Genus Buccinulum in New Zealand, with a Review of Related Genera and Families". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 60: 57–106 – via Papers Past.
  3. ↑ "Euthrenopsis otagoensis". New Zealand Mollusca. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Euthrenopsis otagoensis". Auckland War Memorial Museum . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Euthrenopsis otagoensis". Auckland War Memorial Museum . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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