Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Buccinidae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Buccinoidea Genus Penion | |
Penion cuvierianus is a species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, commonly called the flaring penion, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
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Description
Penion cuvierianus is a very large species of siphon whelk, endemic to New Zealand. The taxonomic name is a reference to the type locality of Cuvier Island. The species has an abundant fossil record in the North Island of New Zealand.
Subspecies
These subspecies have been recognised:
References
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