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Taxonomy
Family:
LOTTIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Lottioidea (Superfamily)
> Lottiidae (Family)
> Atalacmea (Genus)
> fragilis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Patella fragilis G.B. Sowerby I, 1823
=Patella solandri Colenso, 1844
=Patella unguisalmae Lesson, 1830
Images: Atalacmea fragilis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1823)
Found under stones at low tide. Henderson Bay, Far North. 8-10mm
Under rocks at low tide, Ngawi, Wellington, NZ. 12-15mm
Taxonomy
Family:
LOTTIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Lottioidea (Superfamily)
> Lottiidae (Family)
> Atalacmea (Genus)
> fragilis (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Patella fragilis G.B. Sowerby I, 1823
=Patella solandri Colenso, 1844
=Patella unguisalmae Lesson, 1830
Details: Atalacmea fragilis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1823)
Size/Grows to:
Length 17mm, Width 13mm, Height 2mm
Distribution:
North, South and Stewart Island
Notes:
Fragile Limpet, Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.49)

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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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