Euthrenopsis venusta

Euthrenopsis venusta is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae.^[1] It was first described by Baden Powell in 1929. It is endemic to the waters of New Zealand.

Euthrenopsis venusta
Holotype from the Auckland War Memorial Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Buccinidae
Genus:	Euthrenopsis
Species:	E. venusta
Binomial name
Euthrenopsis venusta (Powell, 1929)

Description

Euthrenopsis bountyensis has a shell with six whorls, with strong and even convex outlines.^[2]

Distribution

The species is Endemic to New Zealand.^[1] The holotype was collected off the coast of the Otago Region, close to Oamaru.^[3][2] Euthrenopsis venusta specimens have also been discovered east of the Otago Peninsula,^[4] overlapping with the range of Euthrenopsis otagoensis. Euthrenopsis venusta is the only species from the genus that has been recorded as occurring in the bathyal zone.^[5]