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Taxonomy
Family:
TATEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Tateidae (Family)
> Opacuincola (Genus)
> mete kahurangi (Species)
Images: Opacuincola mete kahurangi Verhaegen & Haase, 2021
Cavern Creek, NE of Karamea, Kahurangi National Park, NW Nelson, NZ. 2.3mm
Cavern Creek, NE of Karamea, Kahurangi National Park, NW Nelson, NZ. 2.3mm
Taxonomy
Family:
TATEIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Tateidae (Family)
> Opacuincola (Genus)
> mete kahurangi (Species)
Details: Opacuincola mete kahurangi Verhaegen & Haase, 2021
Size/Grows to:
Height 2.44mm, Width 2.04mm
Distribution:
Kahurangi National Park, NW Nelson
Notes:
Freshwater, Native - Endemic,
On rough rocks in river
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Verhaegen, G., Haase, M. 2021 All-inclusive descriptions of new freshwater snail taxa of the hyperdiverse family Tateidae (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda) from the South Island of New Zealand, European Journal of Taxonomy, 731 (p.88) 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