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From Tasman Bay, Nelson. 35mm
From deep water in the Bay of Plenty. 48mm
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Key to Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approxomation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
FW =
Freshwater
L =
Land
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced

Amalda (Baryspira) mucronata (G.B.Sowerby I, 1830)

Classification:Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Olivoidea (Superfamily) > Ancillariidae (Family) > Amalda (Genus) > Baryspira (Subgenus)
Family:ANCILLARIIDAE
Size/Grows to:Height 61mm, Width 26mm
Distribution:North Island and northern part of South Island from low water to approx. 450 metres
Geographical Range:[AC]
Notes:
Olive. Endemic. Narrower and paler in colouration than A.australis
 
References and Publications:
  • Scott, I. Sep/1989: Deep Water Amalda mucronata, Poirieria, 16(1) (p.11)
  • Gardner, N.W. Aug/1979: Variations in Amalda mucronata, Poirieria, 10(3) (p.49)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.208)

Note: Localities are approximate, and represent only some of the known localities for the species.

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