Penion sulcatus
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| Penion sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816) |
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Fusus sulcatus Lamarck, 1816 |
Penion sulcatus is a species of very large predatory sea snail or true whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
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[edit] Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.
[edit] Habitat
This whelk is found both intertidally and down to depths of about 90 m, usually in muddy situations.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is large, fusiform, solid, and extremely variable in shape and in sculpture. The typical specimen has rounded whorls and prominent regular sharply-raised spiral cords.
The external shell coloration is usually reddish-brown.
The shell height is up to 162 mm, and width up to 66 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
