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Taxonomy
Family:
COCCULINELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Lepetelloidea (Superfamily)
> Cocculinellidae (Family)
> Cocculinella (Genus)
> kopua (Species)
Images: Cocculinella kopua B.A. Marshall, 1983
Holotype, collected 27 Jan 1981, E of North Cape, NZ (M.075021). 3.5mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
COCCULINELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Lepetelloidea (Superfamily)
> Cocculinellidae (Family)
> Cocculinella (Genus)
> kopua (Species)
Details: Cocculinella kopua B.A. Marshall, 1983
Size/Grows to:
Length 3.5mm, Width 1.4mm
Distribution:
North-eastern North Island, from 257-327m
Type Data:
  • 250-330 metres, E of North Cape, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A. 1983 The family Cocculinellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in New Zealand, National Museum of New Zealand Records, 2(12) (p.142) 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
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