Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand
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Murexsul octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
The endemic marine snail Murexsul octogonus has a dsubtidal distribution (common on the inner and middle shelf around the north-eastern North Island and in Cook Strait) and occurs on intertidal rocks at a few sites in the north-eastern North Island, from Auckland to Doubtless Bay.
This predatory snail occurs both on horizontal rocky surfaces with dominant kelp (Eklonia radiata) and on sand on channel bottoms, and typically on channel walls among abundant sponges and brachiopods.
Their preference for vertical sublittoral rocky surfaces explains their extreme rarity on beaches and in dredge and trawl samples.
Synonymised names:
Murex octogonus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (original combination)
Murex peruvianus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex peruvianus Lamarck, 1816)
Murexsul cuvierensis Finlay, 1927
Muricopsis (Murexsul) octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Muricopsis octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
The endemic marine snail Murexsul octogonus has a dsubtidal distribution (common on the inner and middle shelf around the north-eastern North Island and in Cook Strait) and occurs on intertidal rocks at a few sites in the north-eastern North Island, from Auckland to Doubtless Bay.
This predatory snail occurs both on horizontal rocky surfaces with dominant kelp (Eklonia radiata) and on sand on channel bottoms, and typically on channel walls among abundant sponges and brachiopods.
Their preference for vertical sublittoral rocky surfaces explains their extreme rarity on beaches and in dredge and trawl samples.
Synonymised names:
Murex octogonus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (original combination)
Murex peruvianus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex peruvianus Lamarck, 1816)
Murexsul cuvierensis Finlay, 1927
Muricopsis (Murexsul) octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Muricopsis octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
