''Penion lineatus'' is a
species of medium-sized
marine
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snail or
whelk, belonging to the true whelk
family Buccinidae.
It was described in 2018.
Description
Adult shells are between 68 mm and 172 mm in length. The shell
protoconch
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is cream coloured and the
teleoconch is covered in yellow or brown bands.
Distribution
''Penion lineatus'' is endemic to waters surrounding the
Three Kings Islands and
Cape Reinga north of mainland
New Zealand.
References
External links
Collections at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaTaxon: ''Penion lineatus'' Marshall, Hills & Vaux, 2018
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Buccinidae
Gastropods of New Zealand
Gastropods described in 2018