Euthrenopsis bountyensis | |
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Holotype from the Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Tudiclidae |
Genus: | Euthrenopsis |
Species: | E. bountyensis
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Binomial name | |
Euthrenopsis bountyensis (Powell, 1929)
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Euthrenopsis bountyensis is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae.[1] It was first described by Baden Powell in 1929. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.
Euthrenopsis bountyensis has a shell with six whorls, with strong and even convex outlines.[2] The species measures 9mm by 4mm.[3]
The species is Endemic to New Zealand.[1] The holotype and juvenile paratypes were collected from the Bounty Islands.[4][2] A similar specimen was collected from the waters of the Antipodes Islands in 1967.[5]