Pelicaria vermis
| Pelicaria vermis |
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| Pelicaria vermis |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Mollusca |
| Class: |
Gastropoda |
| (unranked): |
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: |
Stromboidea |
| Family: |
Struthiolariidae |
| Genus: |
Pelicaria |
| Species: |
P. vermis |
| Binomial name |
Pelicaria vermis
Neef, 1970 |
| Synonyms[1] |
- Buccinum vermis Martyn, 1784 (basionym)
- Murex australis Gmelin, 1791
- † Pelicaria mangaoparia Vella, 1953
- † Pelicaria rotunda Vella, 1953
- † Struthiolaria acuminata Marwick, 1924
- † Struthiolaria convexa Marwick, 1924
- Struthiolaria crenulata Lamarck, 1822
- † Struthiolaria fossa Marwick, 1924
- Struthiolaria inermis G.B. Sowerby I, 1821
- † Struthiolaria media Marwick, 1924
- Struthiolaria tricarinata Lesson, 1841
- Struthiolaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
- Struthiolaria vermis bradleyi Neef, 1970
- Struthiolaria vermis flemingi Neef, 1970
- Struthiolaria vermis grahami Neef, 1970
- Struthiolaria vermis powelli Neef, 1970
- Struthiolaria vermis vellai Neef, 1970
- Struthiolaria vermis wellmani Neef, 1970
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Pelicaria vermis, known as the small ostrich foot shell is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Struthiolariidae. [1]
Distribution
This species is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand.
Description
The shell height is up to 54 mm, and width up to 35 mm
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