New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts

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IDENTITY OF PENION DILATATUS (QUOY &, GAIMARD, 1833) (MOLLUSCA: BUCCINIDAE) (NOTE)

W. F. Ponder

The Australian Museum, P.O. Box A285, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia

Abstract Examination of the type of Penion dilatatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) has shown it to be conspecific with P. adustus (Philippi, 1845), over which it has priority. The next available name for P. dilatatus auct. is Penion cuvierianus (Powell, 1927).

N.Z, Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 9 (4) : 569-71.
(Received 29 April 1975)

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