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Taxonomy
Family:
TATEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Tateidae (Family)
> Rakiurapyrgus (Genus)
> micula (Species)
Images: Rakiurapyrgus micula Haase, 2008
Holotype, collected North Arm, Stewart Island, NZ. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
TATEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Tateidae (Family)
> Rakiurapyrgus (Genus)
> micula (Species)
Details: Rakiurapyrgus micula Haase, 2008
Distribution:
Stewart Island
Notes:
Freshwater, Found in moss under waterfall. Similar in shape to R. cresswelli, however, it is much smaller and has a proportionally larger aperture
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Haase, M. 2008 The radiation of hydrobiid gastropods in New Zealand: a revision including the description of new species based on morphology and mtDNA sequence information, Systematics and Biodiversity, 6(1) (p.153) 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