Proxiuber hulmei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae. It is endemic to New Zealand, found off the coast of the northern North Island, between Cape Reinga in the northwest and the MÃÂhia Peninsula to the east, at depths ranging between , with additional specimens found on ManawatÃÂwhi / Three Kings Islands and the Chatham Islands. The species can be identified due to the presence of two broad spirals formed from reddish-brown splotches.
In the original description, Powell described the species as follows:
The species measures an average of height and diameter, and the holotype of the species has a height of and a diameter of . The species can be identified due to its two broad spirals formed from reddish-brown splotches, and can be differentiated from P. australe due to its smaller size and by being proportionately wider.
The species was first described by A.W.B. Powell in 1954. The holotype was collected at an unknown date prior to 1955 from an unknown location near Auckland by trawler. It is held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
P. hulmei is endemic to the waters of New Zealand, found off the coast of northern New Zealand between Cape Reinga and the MÃÂhia Peninsula, at depths ranging between . Additionally, specimens have been found in the waters of ManawatÃÂwhi / Three Kings Islands and the Chatham Islands.