Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Buccinidae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Buccinoidea Genus Penion | |
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Penion sulcatus is a species of medium-to-large predatory marine snail or whelk, commonly called the northern siphon whelk or kākara nui in Maori, belonging to the true whelk family Buccinidae.
Description
Penion sulcatus is a medium-to-large species of siphon whelk, endemic to New Zealand. P. sulcatus is benthic and can be found soft-sediments on the continental shelf, or within the subtidal rocky shore environment. The species has an abundant fossil record in the North Island of New Zealand.
References
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