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Taxonomy
Family:
LOTTIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Lottioidea (Superfamily)
> Lottiidae (Family)
> Notoacmea (Genus)
> pileopsis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Conacmea W.R.B. Oliver, 1926
=Notoacmea (Conacmea) W.R.B. Oliver, 1926
=Notoacmea (Notoacmea) Iredale, 1915
=Notoacmea (Parvacmea) Iredale, 1915
=Notoacmea (Subacmea) W.R.B. Oliver, 1926
=Parvacmea Iredale, 1915
=Subacmea W.R.B. Oliver, 1926
=Thalassacmea W.R.B. Oliver, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Notoacmea (Notoacmea) pileopsis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) accepted, alternate representation
=Notoacmea (Notoacmea) pileopsis pileopsis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
=Patelloida pileopsis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Images: Notoacmea pileopsis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Tolaga Bay, East Cape. On rocks at low tide. 22mm
On rock ledges at mid-high tide. 20mm
East Cape area, on sheltered rock ledges. 20mm
Taxonomy
Family:
LOTTIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Lottioidea (Superfamily)
> Lottiidae (Family)
> Notoacmea (Genus)
> pileopsis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Conacmea W.R.B. Oliver, 1926
=Notoacmea (Conacmea) W.R.B. Oliver, 1926
=Notoacmea (Notoacmea) Iredale, 1915
=Notoacmea (Parvacmea) Iredale, 1915
=Notoacmea (Subacmea) W.R.B. Oliver, 1926
=Parvacmea Iredale, 1915
=Subacmea W.R.B. Oliver, 1926
=Thalassacmea W.R.B. Oliver, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Notoacmea (Notoacmea) pileopsis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) accepted, alternate representation
=Notoacmea (Notoacmea) pileopsis pileopsis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
=Patelloida pileopsis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Details: Notoacmea pileopsis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Size/Grows to:
Length 33mm, Width 28mm, Height 12mm
Distribution:
North Island and northern South Island
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, Broadly ovate, outer surface finely radially lirate. Interior with an almost black margin
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.47)

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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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