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Taxonomy
Family:
MATHILDIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Mathildoidea (Superfamily)
> Mathildidae (Family)
> Brookesena (Genus)
> neozelanica (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Mathilda neozelanica Suter, 1908
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Taxonomy
Family:
MATHILDIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Mathildoidea (Superfamily)
> Mathildidae (Family)
> Brookesena (Genus)
> neozelanica (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Mathilda neozelanica Suter, 1908
Details: Brookesena neozelanica (Suter, 1908)
Size/Grows to:
Height 4.5mm, Width 1.9mm
Distribution:
South-western North Island as far north as Waverley, and South, Stewart, Auckland, Campbell, Antipodes and Bounty Islands, from 7-585m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.137)
  • Suter, H. 1908 Additions to the marine molluscan fauna of New Zealand, with descriptions of new species, Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 8 (p.40) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil