Penion lineatus is a species of medium-sized marine snail or whelk, belonging to the true whelk family Buccinidae.[1][2] It was described in 2018.[1]
Adult shells are between 68 mm and 172 mm in length. The shell protoconch is cream coloured and the teleoconch is covered in yellow or brown bands.[1]
Penion lineatus is endemic to waters surrounding the Three Kings Islands and Cape Reinga north of mainland New Zealand.[1][2]
Penion lineatus is a species of medium-sized marine snail or whelk, belonging to the true whelk family Buccinidae. It was described in 2018.
