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Buccinulum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the whelk family Tudiclidae.




Description


Buccinulum are small to medium-sized marine snails. 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. 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.




Species


Species within the genus Buccinulum include:

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 (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 ISBN 0-00-216906-1




External links



Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990) Archived 2021-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Buccinulum
• Buccinulum vittatum
• Buccinulum mariae
• Buccinulum pertinax
• Buccinulum robustum
• Daphnella buccinulum
• Tudiclidae
• Buccinulum linea
• Euthria cornea
• Linea (disambiguation)