Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand
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Haustrum albomarginatum (Deshayes, 1839)
Haustrum albomarginatum belongs to the largest family of marine snails, the spiny snails, these snails are known by a more or less bizarre spiny shell and a horny operculum.Their shell has a low tip, faint spiral grooves and a large opening, the shell is dark brown to purple in colour.
Haustrum albomarginatum is a predatory marine gastropod that lives on bivalves (including oysters) by using its radula to bore a hole into the shell and then eating its victims.
Haustrum albomarginatum is endemic to New Zealand.
Synonymised names:
Polytropa biconica Hutton, 1878 · unaccepted
Polytropa tristis Dunker, 1866 · unaccepted
Purpura albomarginata Deshayes, 1839 · unaccepted
Purpura bicolor Lesson, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
Purpura scobina var. rutila Suter, 1899 · unaccepted (synonym)
Haustrum albomarginatum belongs to the largest family of marine snails, the spiny snails, these snails are known by a more or less bizarre spiny shell and a horny operculum.Their shell has a low tip, faint spiral grooves and a large opening, the shell is dark brown to purple in colour.
Haustrum albomarginatum is a predatory marine gastropod that lives on bivalves (including oysters) by using its radula to bore a hole into the shell and then eating its victims.
Haustrum albomarginatum is endemic to New Zealand.
Synonymised names:
Polytropa biconica Hutton, 1878 · unaccepted
Polytropa tristis Dunker, 1866 · unaccepted
Purpura albomarginata Deshayes, 1839 · unaccepted
Purpura bicolor Lesson, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
Purpura scobina var. rutila Suter, 1899 · unaccepted (synonym)
