Eatoniella puniceomacer is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eatoniellidae. First described by Winston Ponder in 1965, it is endemic to New Zealand, found in the waters off the coast of the North Island (typically to the north-east) and ManawatÃÂwhi / Three Kings Islands.
In the original description, Ponder described the species as follows:
The species measures by . Shells of E. puniceomacer are subglobose.
The species was first described by Winston Ponder in 1965, who used the name Eatoniella (Caveatoniella) puniceomacer, and defined the species as the type species for the subgenus Caveatoniella. The holotype was collected Tryphena Bay, Great Barrier Island at an unknown date prior to 1965, and was formerly held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum, but has been missing since at least 1996.
The species is endemic to New Zealand, found on the coast of the North Island (typically to the north-east), as well as Great Barrier Island, ManawatÃÂwhi / Three Kings Islands and King Bank. The species tends to be found in shallow water, but can be found at a depth of up to below sea level.