Glaphyrina plicata
| Glaphyrina plicata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Genus: | Glaphyrina |
| Species: | G. plicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaphyrina plicata Powell, 1929 | |
Glaphyrina plicata is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Distribution
This species is endemic to the northern part of the North Island of New Zealand. It is found in waters of about 80 m.
The shell height is up to 44.5 mm, and width up to 19.5 mm.
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Powell A.W.B. (1929) The Recent and Tertiary species of the genus Buccinulum in New Zealand, with a review of related genera and families. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 60: 57-101, pls 1-4. [Published 31 May 1929]
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