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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
FISSURELLIDAE: DIODORINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetelllida (Order)
> Fissurelloidea (Superfamily)
> Fissurellidae (Family)
> Diodorinae (Subfamily)
> Monodilepas (Genus)
> diemenensis (Species)
Images: Monodilepas diemenensis Finlay, 1930
In beach drift, Far North, NZ. 17mm
In beach drift, near Rarawa, Far North, NZ. 12mm
In beach drift on the high tide line, Far North, NZ. 9mm
Holotype, Cape Maria van Diemen, Far North, NZ (MA70484). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, Cape Maria van Diemen, Far North, NZ (MA70484). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, Cape Maria van Diemen, Far North, NZ (MA70484). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
FISSURELLIDAE: DIODORINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Lepetelllida (Order)
> Fissurelloidea (Superfamily)
> Fissurellidae (Family)
> Diodorinae (Subfamily)
> Monodilepas (Genus)
> diemenensis (Species)
Details: Monodilepas diemenensis Finlay, 1930
Size/Grows to:
Length 20mm, Width 15mm
Distribution:
Off Three Kings, Cape Maria van Diemen, Far North, 10-800 metres. Also off Taranaki
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.41)
  • Finlay, H. 1930 Additions to the Recent fauna of New Zealand. No. 3, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 61 (p.222) Original Description

*98 © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)

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