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Taxonomy
Family:
LOTTIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Lottioidea (Superfamily)
> Lottiidae (Family)
> Radiacmea (Genus)
> inconspicua (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Acmaea cingulata Hutton, 1883
=Acmaea inconspicua (Gray, 1843)
=Fissurella rubiginosa Hutton, 1873
=Patella inconspicua Gray, 1843
Images: Radiacmea inconspicua (Gray, 1843)
Whatipu, Auckland, NZ. 15mm
Taxonomy
Family:
LOTTIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Lottioidea (Superfamily)
> Lottiidae (Family)
> Radiacmea (Genus)
> inconspicua (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Acmaea cingulata Hutton, 1883
=Acmaea inconspicua (Gray, 1843)
=Fissurella rubiginosa Hutton, 1873
=Patella inconspicua Gray, 1843
Details: Radiacmea inconspicua (Gray, 1843)
Size/Grows to:
Length 19mm, Width 15mm, Height 8mm
Distribution:
North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, At low tide, often on the backs of Paua
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.45)

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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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