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Taxonomy
Family:
LOTTIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Lottioidea (Superfamily)
> Lottiidae (Family)
> Atalacmea (Genus)
> fragilis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Patella fragilis G.B. Sowerby I, 1823
=Patella solandri Colenso, 1844
=Patella unguisalmae Lesson, 1830
Images: Atalacmea fragilis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1823)
Found under stones at low tide. Henderson Bay, Far North. 8-10mm
Under rocks at low tide, Ngawi, Wellington, NZ. 12-15mm
Taxonomy
Family:
LOTTIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Lottioidea (Superfamily)
> Lottiidae (Family)
> Atalacmea (Genus)
> fragilis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Patella fragilis G.B. Sowerby I, 1823
=Patella solandri Colenso, 1844
=Patella unguisalmae Lesson, 1830
Details: Atalacmea fragilis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1823)
Size/Grows to:
Length 17mm, Width 13mm, Height 2mm
Distribution:
North, South and Stewart Island
Geographical Range:
ACFE.
Notes:
Fragile Limpet, Marine, Endemic
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Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing 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 approximation 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
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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