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Taxonomy
Family:
LEPETELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetelllida (Order)
> Lepetelloidea (Superfamily)
> Lepetellidae (Family)
> Tecticrater (Genus)
> subcompressus (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Tectisumen subcompressa Powell, 1937
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Taxonomy
Family:
LEPETELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetelllida (Order)
> Lepetelloidea (Superfamily)
> Lepetellidae (Family)
> Tecticrater (Genus)
> subcompressus (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Tectisumen subcompressa Powell, 1937
Details: Tecticrater subcompressus (Powell, 1937)
Size/Grows to:
Length 3.1mm, Height 1.8mm
Distribution:
Off Three Kings Islands, 260 metres
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.81)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1937 New Species of Marine Mollusca from New Zealand, Discovery Reports, 15 (p.188) Original Description

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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