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Taxonomy
Family:
NACELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Lottioidea (Superfamily)
> Nacellidae (Family)
> Nacella (Genus)
> kerguelenensis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Nacella (Patinigera) Dall, 1905
=Patella (Patinella) Dall, 1871
=Patinella Dall, 1871
=Patinigera Dall, 1905
Synonymised Names:
=Patella (Patinella) kerguelenensis E.A. Smith, 1879
=Patella kerguelenensis E.A. Smith, 1879
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Taxonomy
Family:
NACELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Lottioidea (Superfamily)
> Nacellidae (Family)
> Nacella (Genus)
> kerguelenensis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Nacella (Patinigera) Dall, 1905
=Patella (Patinella) Dall, 1871
=Patinella Dall, 1871
=Patinigera Dall, 1905
Synonymised Names:
=Patella (Patinella) kerguelenensis E.A. Smith, 1879
=Patella kerguelenensis E.A. Smith, 1879
Details: Nacella kerguelenensis (E.A. Smith, 1879)
Size/Grows to:
Length 80mm, Width 65mm
Distribution:
Macquarie Island. Also Kerguelen & Heard Island
Type Data:
  • Kerguelen Island, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Macquarie Island record based on 4 beach worn shells found in 1914, which may have drifted there on floating kelp
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.42)
  • Smith, E.A. 1879 Mollusca of Kerguelen Island, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 168 (p.11) 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