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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MURICIDAE: PAGODULINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Muricoidea (Superfamily)
> Muricidae (Family)
> Pagodulinae (Subfamily)
> Zeatrophon (Genus)
> mortenseni (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Trophon mortenseni Odhner, 1924
=Xymene mortenseni (Odhner, 1924)
=Xymene mortenseni mortenseni (Odhner, 1924)
=Zeatrophon mortenseni mortenseni (Odhner, 1924) accepted, alternate representation
=Zeatrophon caudatinus Finlay, 1930
=Xymene mortenseni caudatinus (Finlay, 1930)
Images: Zeatrophon mortenseni (Odhner, 1924)
Dredged off Stewart Island in 18-20 metres. 22mm. © rights reserved
Washup from Rarawa Beach, Far North, NZ. 18mm. © rights reserved
Collected 22 Feb 1974, main channel, Whangaroa Harbour entrance, Northland, NZ (M.041124). ~15mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Holotype, trawled off Hauraki Gulf, NZ (MA70865). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MURICIDAE: PAGODULINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Muricoidea (Superfamily)
> Muricidae (Family)
> Pagodulinae (Subfamily)
> Zeatrophon (Genus)
> mortenseni (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Trophon mortenseni Odhner, 1924
=Xymene mortenseni (Odhner, 1924)
=Xymene mortenseni mortenseni (Odhner, 1924)
=Zeatrophon mortenseni mortenseni (Odhner, 1924) accepted, alternate representation
=Zeatrophon caudatinus Finlay, 1930
=Xymene mortenseni caudatinus (Finlay, 1930)
Details: Zeatrophon mortenseni (Odhner, 1924)
Size/Grows to:
Height 23mm, Width 10mm
Distribution:
Northern and South-western North Island, and South, Stewart, Auckland and Chatham Islands, from 9-256m
Type Data:
  • Hauraki Gulf, NZ, (holotype of Zeatrophon caudatinus Finlay, 1930)
  • Carnley Harbour, Auckland Islands, NZ, (holotype of Trophon mortenseni Odhner, 1924)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.174)
  • Ponder, W.F. 1972 A review of the genus Xymene Iredale of New Zealand (Mollusca: Muricidae), Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2(4) (p.490)
  • Finlay, H. 1930 Additions to the Recent fauna of New Zealand. No. 3, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 61 (p.238) Original Description
  • Odhner, N.H. 1924 Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914–1916. XIX. New Zealand Mollusca, Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjobenhavn, 77 (p.39) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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