# Buccinulum

Buccinulum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the whelk family Tudiclidae.

## Description

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

## Distribution

The majority of extant and fossil species are from New Zealand. Most species are commonly abundant within the intertidal and shallow subtidal zone of New Zealand beaches.

## Evolution

Buccinulum is closely related to the genus Aeneator.
Cladogram of Austrosiphonidae and Tudiclidae
Antarctoneptunea
Kelletia
Penion
Serratifusus
Aeneator
Buccinulum
Euthria
Tasmeuthria :

## Species

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

### 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)