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Taxonomy
Family:
MATHILDIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Mathildoidea (Superfamily)
> Mathildidae (Family)
> Mathilda (Genus)
> maoria (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Eucharilda Iredale, 1929
=Fimbriatella Sacco, 1895
=Granulicharilda Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971
=Mathildona Iredale, 1929
=Opimilda Iredale, 1929
Synonymised Names:
=Opimilda maoria Powell, 1940
Images: Mathilda maoria (Powell, 1940)
Holotype, collected in 260 metres, off Three Kings Islands, NZ (MA72108). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
MATHILDIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> 'Lower Heterobranchia' (Infraclass)
> Mathildoidea (Superfamily)
> Mathildidae (Family)
> Mathilda (Genus)
> maoria (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Eucharilda Iredale, 1929
=Fimbriatella Sacco, 1895
=Granulicharilda Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971
=Mathildona Iredale, 1929
=Opimilda Iredale, 1929
Synonymised Names:
=Opimilda maoria Powell, 1940
Details: Mathilda maoria (Powell, 1940)
Size/Grows to:
Height 3mm, Width 2mm
Distribution:
Indo-West Pacific. Three Kings Islands, from 155-785m
Type Data:
  • 260 metres, off Three Kings Islands, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.250)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1940 The Marine Mollusca of the Aupourian Province, New Zealand, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 70 (p.230) 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
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