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Taxonomy
Family:
SCISSURELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Scissurelloidea (Superfamily)
> Scissurellidae (Family)
> Incisura (Genus)
> rosea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Scissurona Iredale, 1924
Synonymised Names:
=Scissurella rosea Hedley, 1904
=Scissurona rosea (Hedley, 1904)
Images: Incisura rosea (Hedley, 1904)
Collected Mason Bay, Stewart Island, NZ (MA130293). ~1.2mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family:
SCISSURELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetellida (Order)
> Scissurelloidea (Superfamily)
> Scissurellidae (Family)
> Incisura (Genus)
> rosea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Scissurona Iredale, 1924
Synonymised Names:
=Scissurella rosea Hedley, 1904
=Scissurona rosea (Hedley, 1904)
Details: Incisura rosea (Hedley, 1904)
Size/Grows to:
Length 1.2mm, Width 1.3mm
Distribution:
Wanganella Bank, Middlesex and King Banks, and Three Kings, North, South, Stewart, Snares and Chatham Islands, from 0-895m
Type Data:
  • Lyall Bay, Wellington, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, In shell sand and on under sides of stones
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.35)
  • Hedley, C. 1904 Additions to the marine molluscan fauna of New Zealand, Records of the Australian Museum, 5(2) (p.90) 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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