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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
TROCHIDAE: CANTHARIDINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Trochida (Order)
> Trochoidea (Superfamily)
> Trochidae (Family)
> Cantharidinae (Subfamily)
> Cantharidus (Genus)
> capillaceus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cantharidus (Cantharidus) Montfort, 1810
=Cantharidus (Plumbelenchus) Finlay, 1926
=Cantharidus (Pseudomargarella) Donald & Spencer, 2016
=Micrelenchus (Plumbelenchus) Finlay, 1926
=Trochus (Cantharidus) Montfort, 1810
Synonymised Names:
=Cantharidus (Cantharidus) capillaceus (Philippi, 1849)
=Cantharidus (Plumbelenchus) coruscans (Hedley, 1916)
=Cantharidus coruscans (Hedley, 1916)
=Cantharidus pruininus (Gould, 1849) (error for pruninus)
=Cantharidus pruninus (Gould, 1849)
=Cantharidus pruninus var. minor E.A. Smith, 1902
=Cantharidus pruninus var. perobtusa Pilsbry, 1889
=Cantharidus zealandicus A. Adams, 1853
=Micrelenchus (Plumbelenchus) capillaceus (Philippi, 1849)
=Micrelenchus capillaceus (Philippi, 1849)
=Photinula coruscans Hedley, 1916
=Trochus (Osilinus) capillaceus Philippi, 1849
=Trochus capillaceus Philippi, 1849
=Trochus episcopus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848
=Trochus pruninus Gould, 1849
Images: Cantharidus capillaceus (Philippi, 1848)
In shallow water off Enderby Island, Auckland Islands. 25mm
Campbell Island, on tidal rocks. 24mm
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
TROCHIDAE: CANTHARIDINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Trochida (Order)
> Trochoidea (Superfamily)
> Trochidae (Family)
> Cantharidinae (Subfamily)
> Cantharidus (Genus)
> capillaceus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cantharidus (Cantharidus) Montfort, 1810
=Cantharidus (Plumbelenchus) Finlay, 1926
=Cantharidus (Pseudomargarella) Donald & Spencer, 2016
=Micrelenchus (Plumbelenchus) Finlay, 1926
=Trochus (Cantharidus) Montfort, 1810
Synonymised Names:
=Cantharidus (Cantharidus) capillaceus (Philippi, 1849)
=Cantharidus (Plumbelenchus) coruscans (Hedley, 1916)
=Cantharidus coruscans (Hedley, 1916)
=Cantharidus pruininus (Gould, 1849) (error for pruninus)
=Cantharidus pruninus (Gould, 1849)
=Cantharidus pruninus var. minor E.A. Smith, 1902
=Cantharidus pruninus var. perobtusa Pilsbry, 1889
=Cantharidus zealandicus A. Adams, 1853
=Micrelenchus (Plumbelenchus) capillaceus (Philippi, 1849)
=Micrelenchus capillaceus (Philippi, 1849)
=Photinula coruscans Hedley, 1916
=Trochus (Osilinus) capillaceus Philippi, 1849
=Trochus capillaceus Philippi, 1849
=Trochus episcopus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848
=Trochus pruninus Gould, 1849
Details: Cantharidus capillaceus (Philippi, 1848)
Size/Grows to:
Height 28mm, Width 20mm
Distribution:
Auckland, Campbell and Antipodes Islands
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A. 1998 The New Zealand Recent species of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 and Micrelenchus Finlay, 1926 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae), Molluscan Research, 19 (p.130)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.55)

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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