Buccinulum

Buccinulum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the whelk family Tudiclidae.^[3][4][2]

Buccinulum Temporal range: Late Oligocene to Recent, 25.2–0.0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Apertural view of a shell of Buccinulum vittatum vittatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Tudiclidae
Genus:	Buccinulum Deshayes, 1830[1]
Type species
Murex lineatus Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[2]
Buccinulum (Chathamina) Finlay, 1928 Buccinulum (Euthrena) Iredale, 1918 Buccinulum (Evarnula) Finlay, 1926 Euthrena Iredale, 1918 Evarne H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 Evarnula Finlay, 1926 †

Description

Buccinulum are small to medium-sized marine snails.^[5][6] Species vary significantly in shell sculpture and colouration^[5] and can be difficult to distinguish from one another.^[6]

Distribution

The majority of extant and fossil species are from New Zealand.^[7][8] Most species are commonly abundant within the intertidal and shallow subtidal zone of New Zealand beaches.^[5][6]

Evolution

Buccinulum is closely related to the genus Aeneator.^[4][6]

Cladogram of Austrosiphonidae and Tudiclidae[4][3][9][10] Antarctoneptunea Kelletia Penion Serratifusus Aeneator Buccinulum Euthria Tasmeuthria

Species

Species within the genus Buccinulum include:

• Buccinulum bountyensis (Powell, 1929)^[7]
• Buccinulum brunobrianoi (Parth, 1993)
• Buccinulum colensoi (Suter, 1908)^[7]
• † Buccinulum caudatum (Powell, 1929)^[8]
• † Buccinulum compactum compactum (Suter, 1917)^[8]
  • † Buccinulum compactum tetleyi (Powell & Batrum, 1929)^[8]
• Buccinulum flexicostatum Dell, 1956
• Buccinulum fuscozonatum (Suter, 1908)^[4]
• † Buccinulum grindleyi (Marwick, 1965)^[8]
• Buccinulum linea linea (Martyn, 1784)^[4][8]
  • Buccinulum linea flexicostatum (Dell, 1956)^[8]
• Buccinulum lineare (Reeve, 1846)
• Buccinulum littorinoides (Reeve, 1846)
• † Buccinulum longicolle (Powell, 1929)^[8]
• Buccinulum mariae (Powell, 1940)
• † Buccinulum medium (Hutton, 1885)^[8]
• Buccinulum otagoensis (Powell, 1929)^[7]
• Buccinulum pallidum pallidum (Finlay, 1928)^[4][8]
  • Buccinulum pallidum powelli (Ponder, 1971)^[8]
• † Buccinulum pangoides (Beu, 1973)^[8]
• Buccinulum pertinax pertinax (von Martens, 1878)
  • Buccinulum pertinax finlayi (Powell, 1929)^[4][8]
  • † Buccinulum pertinax pansum (Finlay, 1965)^[8]
• Buccinulum ponsonbyi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
• † Buccinulum protensum (Powell, 1929)^[8]
• Buccinulum queketti (E. A. Smith, 1901)
• † Buccinulum rigidum (Powell, 1929)^[8]
• Buccinulum robustum (Powell, 1929)^[4]
• † Buccinulum tuberculatum (Powell, 1929)^[8]
• Buccinulum turrita (Tenison-Woods, 1875)
• Buccinulum venusta (Powell, 1929)^[7]
• Buccinulum vittatum vittatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)^[4][6][8]
  • Buccinulum vittatum bicinctum (Hutton, 1873)
  • Buccinulum vittatum littorinoides (Reeve, 1846)
  • † Buccinulum vittatum tepikiensis (Powell, 1929)^[8]
• † Buccinulum wairapaensis (Powell, 1938)^[8]

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 Euthria cornea (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)