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Species List for Genus: Melanochlamys
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Euthyneura (Infraclass) > Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Philinoidea (Superfamily) > Aglajidae (Family) > Melanochlamys (Genus)
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  • Genus: Melanochlamys

  • Melanochlamys cylindrica Cheeseman, 1881
    Height 6mm, Width 5mm. Animal 20mm
    Marine, Endemic, A dark/black animal with a small white internal shell
    North and South Islands
    ACFE.
  • Melanochlamys lorrainae (Rudman, 1968)
    Height 8.5mm
    Marine, Endemic, White animal
    North and South Islands. Auckland and West Nelson
    ACE.
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