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Taxonomy
Family:
NEOMENIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Solenogastres (Class)
> Aplotegmentaria (Superorder)
> Neomeniomorpha (Order)
> Neomeniidae (Family)
> Neomenia (Genus)
> naevata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Heathimenia Salvini-Plawen, 1967
=Novaluna Iredale, 1915
=Solenopus Sars, 1868 (part.)
Images: Neomenia naevata Salvini-Plawen & Paar-Gausch, 2004
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Taxonomy
Family:
NEOMENIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Solenogastres (Class)
> Aplotegmentaria (Superorder)
> Neomeniomorpha (Order)
> Neomeniidae (Family)
> Neomenia (Genus)
> naevata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Heathimenia Salvini-Plawen, 1967
=Novaluna Iredale, 1915
=Solenopus Sars, 1868 (part.)
Details: Neomenia naevata Salvini-Plawen & Paar-Gausch, 2004
Size/Grows to:
Length 32mm
Distribution:
Taiaroa Canyon, Off Otago 380-384 metres
Geographical Range:
F
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Salvini-Plawen, L.V., Paar-Gausch, I. 2004 Three new species of Neomenia (Mollusca: Solenogastres) from the Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 38 (p.140)

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
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil