''Buccinulum'' is a genus of
sea snail
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marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
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Tudiclidae
The Tudiclidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Buccinulum Deshayes, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137700 on 2020-06-20]
Description
''Buccinulum'' are small to medium-sized marine snails.
[Willan, R.C., de C. Cook, S., Spencer, H.G., Creese, R.G., O’Shea, S., Jackson, G.D. Phylum Mollusca. In: de C. Cook, S.C. (eds.), ''New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates 1'', 396 – 401. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand ] Species vary significantly in shell sculpture and colouration
and can be difficult to distinguish from one another.
Distribution
The majority of extant and fossil species are from New Zealand.
[ Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ] Most species are commonly abundant within the intertidal and shallow subtidal zone of New Zealand beaches.
Evolution
''Buccinulum'' is closely related to the genus ''
Aeneator
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Species
Species within the genus ''Buccinulum'' include:
* ''
Buccinulum bountyensis''
( Powell, 1929)
*''
Buccinulum brunobrianoi''
(Parth, 1993)
* ''
Buccinulum colensoi''
(Suter
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, 1908)
*
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''
Buccinulum caudatum''
( Powell, 1929)
*
†
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''
Buccinulum compactum compactum''
(Suter
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**
†
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''
Buccinulum compactum tetleyi''
( Powell & Batrum, 1929)
* ''
Buccinulum flexicostatum''
Dell, 1956
* ''
Buccinulum fuscozonatum''
(Suter
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, 1908)
*
†
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''
Buccinulum grindleyi''
( Marwick, 1965)
* ''
Buccinulum linea linea''
( Martyn, 1784)
** ''
Buccinulum linea flexicostatum''
(Dell
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* ''
Buccinulum lineare''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''
Buccinulum littorinoides''
(Reeve, 1846)
*
†
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''
Buccinulum longicolle''
( Powell, 1929)
* ''
Buccinulum mariae''
( Powell, 1940)
*
†
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''
Buccinulum medium''
( Hutton, 1885)
* ''
Buccinulum otagoensis''
( Powell, 1929)
* ''
Buccinulum pallidum pallidum''
(Finlay
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, 1928)
** ''
Buccinulum pallidum powelli''
( Ponder, 1971)
*
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''
Buccinulum pangoides''
(Beu, 1973)
* ''
Buccinulum pertinax pertinax''
(von Martens, 1878)
** ''
Buccinulum pertinax finlayi''
( Powell, 1929)
**
†
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''
Buccinulum pertinax pansum''
(Finlay
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, 1965)
* ''
Buccinulum ponsonbyi''
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
*
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''
Buccinulum protensum''
( Powell, 1929)
* ''
Buccinulum queketti''
(E. A. Smith, 1901)
*
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''
Buccinulum rigidum''
( Powell, 1929)
* ''
Buccinulum robustum''
( Powell, 1929)
*
†
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''
Buccinulum tuberculatum''
( Powell, 1929)
* ''
Buccinulum turrita''
(Tenison-Woods, 1875)
* ''
Buccinulum venusta''
( Powell, 1929)
* ''
Buccinulum vittatum vittatum''
( Quoy & Gaimard
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, 1833)
** ''
Buccinulum vittatum bicinctum''
( Hutton, 1873)
** ''
Buccinulum vittatum littorinoides''
( Reeve, 1846)
**
†
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''
Buccinulum vittatum tepikiensis''
( Powell, 1929)
*
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''
Buccinulum wairapaensis''
( Powell, 1938)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* † ''Buccinulum caelatum''
Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum linea''
(Martyn, 1784)
* ''Buccinulum clarckei''
(Tenison Woods, 1875): synonym of ''
Tasmeuthria clarkei''
(Tenison Woods, 1876)
* ''Buccinulum corneum''
(Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''
Euthria cornea
''Euthria cornea'', common name : the spindle euthria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Fossil reports
The fossil record of this species dates back to the Miocene (age range: from ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
* † ''Buccinulum ectypum''
Marwick, 1931: synonym of † ''
Gemmocolus ectypa''
(Marwick, 1931) (original combination)
* ''Buccinulum finlayi''
Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum pertinax finlayi''
Powell, 1929 (original combination)
* ''Buccinulum heteromorphum''
Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum vittatum''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* ''Buccinulum kaikouraense''
Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum littorinoides''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''Buccinulum maketuense''
Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum vittatum''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* ''Buccinulum marwicki'' Finlay, 1928: synonym of ''Buccinulum pertinax''
(E. von Martens, 1878)
* ''Buccinulum marwicki marwicki''
Finlay, 1928: synonym of ''Buccinulum pertinax''
(E. von Martens, 1878)
* ''Buccinulum motutaraense''
Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum vittatum''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* ''Buccinulum multilineum''
Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum linea''
(Martyn, 1784)
* ''Buccinulum mutabile''
Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum pertinax''
(E. von Martens, 1878)
* † ''Buccinulum pangoides''
Beu, 1973 : synonym of † ''
Euthria pangoides''
(Beu, 1973)
* † ''Buccinulum scottae''
Marwick, 1965 : synonym of † ''
Taron scottae''
(Marwick, 1965) (original combination)
* ''Buccinulum squalidum''
Powell, 1929: synonym of Buccinulum linea (Martyn, 1784)
* ''Buccinulum strebeli''
(Suter, 1908): synonym of Buccinulum vittatum littorinoides (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Buccinulum littorinoides (Reeve, 1846)
* ''Buccinulum strebeli strebeli''
(Suter, 1908): synonym of ''Buccinulum littorinoides''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''Buccinulum sufflatum''
Finlay, 1926: synonym of ''Buccinulum linea''
(Martyn, 1784)
* ''Buccinulum tenuistriatum''
Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum pallidum''
Finlay, 1928
* ''Buccinulum waitangiensis''
Powell, 1933: synonym of ''Buccinulum linea''
(Martyn, 1784)
References
Further reading
*
Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
External links
Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990)
Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
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Buccinidae
Gastropod genera