Aeneator (gastropod)

Aeneator Temporal range: Late Miocene to Recent, 11.04–0.0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
An apertural view of a shell of Aeneator marshalli separabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Buccinidae
Genus:	Aeneator Finlay, 1927
Type species
† Verconella marshalli Murdoch, 1924
Species
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Synonyms
Aenator [sic] (misspelling) Aeneator (Aeneator) Finlay, 1926 · accepted, alternate representation Aeneator (Ellicea) Finlay, 1928 · accepted, alternate representation Ellicea Finlay, 1928

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Aeneator is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

Aeneator is a genus of small to medium sized marine snails. Large shells and fossils of Aeneator can sometimes be confused with those of Penion.

Most extant species of Aeneator are found around New Zealand,Chile, and Antarctica. Numerous fossil species are also described from New Zealand.

Aeneator is closely related to the genus Buccinulum.

Species in the genus Aeneator include:

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