Penion mandarinus | |
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Penion mandarinus with eggs at Kennon Cove in Flinders | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Austrosiphonidae |
Genus: | Penion |
Species: | P. mandarinus |
Binomial name | |
Penion mandarinus (Duclos, P.L., 1831) [1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Penion mandarinus, common name the mandarin penion, southern siphon whelk or Waite's buccinum whelk, is a species of medium-to-large predatory sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Austrosiphonidae. [10] [11]
Penion mandarinus is a medium-to-large sized species of siphon whelk. [12] [13] The species could be confused with the sympatric species P. maximus , however P. mandarinus is typically smaller and has a smoother shell with a shorter siphonal canal. [12]
This marine species is endemic to Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria). [12] [13] [14]
Penion mandarinus is closely related to another Australian species P. maximus . [13] [15] The species have overlapping geographic ranges (sympatry) and may have evolved from a common ancestor via niche differentiation based on prey size and water depth. [15]
These subspecies have been previously recognised:
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.
Dicathais is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. This genus is monotypic; the only species in it is Dicathais orbita, common name the white rock shell or cart-rut shell, found round the coasts of Australia and New Zealand.
Penion sulcatus is a species of medium-to-large predatory marine snail or whelk, commonly called the northern siphon whelk or kākara nui in Māori, belonging to the whelk family Austrosiphonidae.
Penion is a genus of large marine snails, commonly known as siphon whelks, classified within the mollusc family Austrosiphonidae.
Penion chathamensis is a species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Austrosiphonidae.
Buccinulum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the whelk family Tudiclidae.
Scutellastra flexuosa is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Colus stimpsoni, common name the Stimpson's colus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like.
Monostiolum tessellatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.
Antarctoneptunea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the whelk family Austrosiphonidae.
Serratifusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the whelk family Austrosiphonidae.
Aesopus clausiliformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Suturoglypta pretrii is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Nassarius distortus, common name : the distorted nassa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Vexillum militare is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Olivella minuta, common name the minute dwarf olive, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Olivellinae, in the family Olividae, the olives. Species in the genus Olivella are commonly called dwarf olives.
Kelletia is a genus of large sea snails, whelks, a marine gastropod molluscs in the whelk family Austrosiphonidae.
Cominella lineolata, common name the spotted cominella, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae,.
Penion maximus is a species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, commonly known as giant whelk or great whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Austrosiphonidae.
Macteola interrupta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.