''Buccinulum'' is a genus of

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Description

''Buccinulum'' are small to medium-sized marine snails.Willan, R.C., de C. Cook, S., Spencer, H.G., Creese, R.G., O’Shea, S., Jackson, G.D. Phylum Mollusca. In: de C. Cook, S.C. (eds.), ''New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates 1'', 396 – 401. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand Species vary significantly in shell sculpture and colouration and can be difficult to distinguish from one another.

Distribution

The majority of extant and fossil species are from New Zealand. Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Most species are commonly abundant within the intertidal and shallow subtidal zone of New Zealand beaches.

Evolution

''Buccinulum'' is closely related to the genus ''

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Species

Species within the genus ''Buccinulum'' include: * '' Buccinulum bountyensis'' (

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, 1929) *'' Buccinulum brunobrianoi'' (Parth, 1993) * '' Buccinulum colensoi'' (

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, 1908) * † '' Buccinulum caudatum'' (

, 1929) * † '' Buccinulum compactum compactum'' (

, 1917) ** † '' Buccinulum compactum tetleyi'' (

& Batrum, 1929) * '' Buccinulum flexicostatum'' Dell, 1956 * '' Buccinulum fuscozonatum'' (

, 1908) * † '' Buccinulum grindleyi'' (

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Buccinulum linea linea ''Buccinulum linea linea'', or the lined whelk, is the nominate subspecies of the species ''Buccinulum linea''. This is a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Buccinidae. It is found only in New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands The ...

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, 1784) ** '' Buccinulum linea flexicostatum'' (

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, 1956) * '' Buccinulum lineare'' (Reeve, 1846) * '' Buccinulum littorinoides'' (Reeve, 1846) * † '' Buccinulum longicolle'' (

, 1929) * '' Buccinulum mariae'' (

, 1940) * † '' Buccinulum medium'' ( Hutton, 1885) * '' Buccinulum otagoensis'' (

, 1929) * '' Buccinulum pallidum pallidum'' ( Finlay, 1928) ** '' Buccinulum pallidum powelli'' ( Ponder, 1971) * † '' Buccinulum pangoides'' (Beu, 1973) * '' Buccinulum pertinax pertinax'' (von Martens, 1878) ** '' Buccinulum pertinax finlayi'' (

, 1929) ** † '' Buccinulum pertinax pansum'' ( Finlay, 1965) * '' Buccinulum ponsonbyi'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) * † '' Buccinulum protensum'' (

, 1929) * '' Buccinulum queketti'' (E. A. Smith, 1901) * † '' Buccinulum rigidum'' (

, 1929) * '' Buccinulum robustum'' (

, 1929) * † '' Buccinulum tuberculatum'' (

, 1929) * '' Buccinulum turrita'' (Tenison-Woods, 1875) * '' Buccinulum venusta'' (

, 1929) * '' Buccinulum vittatum vittatum'' ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) ** '' Buccinulum vittatum bicinctum'' ( Hutton, 1873) ** '' Buccinulum vittatum littorinoides'' (

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, 1846) ** † '' Buccinulum vittatum tepikiensis'' (

, 1929) * † '' Buccinulum wairapaensis'' (

, 1938) ;Species brought into synonymy: * † ''Buccinulum caelatum'' Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum linea'' (Martyn, 1784) * ''Buccinulum clarckei'' (Tenison Woods, 1875): synonym of '' Tasmeuthria clarkei'' (Tenison Woods, 1876) * ''Buccinulum corneum'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''

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'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * † ''Buccinulum ectypum'' Marwick, 1931: synonym of † '' Gemmocolus ectypa'' (Marwick, 1931) (original combination) * ''Buccinulum finlayi'' Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum pertinax finlayi'' Powell, 1929 (original combination) * ''Buccinulum heteromorphum'' Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum vittatum'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) * ''Buccinulum kaikouraense'' Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum littorinoides'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''Buccinulum maketuense'' Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum vittatum'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) * ''Buccinulum marwicki'' Finlay, 1928: synonym of ''Buccinulum pertinax'' (E. von Martens, 1878) * ''Buccinulum marwicki marwicki'' Finlay, 1928: synonym of ''Buccinulum pertinax'' (E. von Martens, 1878) * ''Buccinulum motutaraense'' Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum vittatum'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) * ''Buccinulum multilineum'' Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum linea'' (Martyn, 1784) * ''Buccinulum mutabile'' Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum pertinax'' (E. von Martens, 1878) * † ''Buccinulum pangoides'' Beu, 1973 : synonym of † '' Euthria pangoides'' (Beu, 1973) * † ''Buccinulum scottae'' Marwick, 1965 : synonym of † '' Taron scottae'' (Marwick, 1965) (original combination) * ''Buccinulum squalidum'' Powell, 1929: synonym of Buccinulum linea (Martyn, 1784) * ''Buccinulum strebeli'' (Suter, 1908): synonym of Buccinulum vittatum littorinoides (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Buccinulum littorinoides (Reeve, 1846) * ''Buccinulum strebeli strebeli'' (Suter, 1908): synonym of ''Buccinulum littorinoides'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''Buccinulum sufflatum'' Finlay, 1926: synonym of ''Buccinulum linea'' (Martyn, 1784) * ''Buccinulum tenuistriatum'' Powell, 1929: synonym of ''Buccinulum pallidum'' Finlay, 1928 * ''Buccinulum waitangiensis'' Powell, 1933: synonym of ''Buccinulum linea'' (Martyn, 1784)

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