Peculator verconis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutomitridae |
| Genus: | Peculator |
| Species: | P. verconis
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| Peculator verconis Iredale, 1924
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Peculator verconis is a species of sea snail in the family Volutomitridae.[1][2]
Description
The size of the shell attains 12 mm. The shell is very broad with an aperture measuring three-quarters of the total shell length. The whorls in the spire are rounded.[3]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Victoria.[2][3] It is a rare species found at depths of 18–176 m (59–577 ft).[3]
References
- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2025). "Peculator verconis Iredale, 1924". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Species Peculator verconis Iredale, 1924". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ a b c Beechey, D. (2003). "Peculator verconis Iredale, 1924". The Seashells of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
Further reading
- Iredale, T. 1924. Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49(3): 179–279, pls 33–36
- Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. Systematics of the families Mitridae & Volutomitridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 8: 1–190
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
External links
- "Peculator verconis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.