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Taxonomy
Family:
MELANODRYMIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Neomphaliones (Subclass)
> Neomphalida (Order)
> Neomphaloidea (Superfamily)
> Melanodrymiidae (Family)
> Leptogyra (Genus)
> constricta (Species)
Images: Leptogyra constricta B. A. Marshall, 1988
Holotype, collected 23 Nov 1981, NW of Orete Point, Bay of Plenty, NZ (M.075120). 1.8mm. © Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Taxonomy
Family:
MELANODRYMIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Neomphaliones (Subclass)
> Neomphalida (Order)
> Neomphaloidea (Superfamily)
> Melanodrymiidae (Family)
> Leptogyra (Genus)
> constricta (Species)
Details: Leptogyra constricta B. A. Marshall, 1988
Size/Grows to:
Width 1.8mm, Height 1.3mm
Distribution:
Eastern North Island and Challenger Plateau, from 1032-1280m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, On wood
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Marshall, B.A. 1988 Skeneidae, Vitrinellidae and Orbitestellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) associated with biogenic substrata from bathyal depths off New Zealand and New South Wales, Journal of Natural History, 22 (p.959) 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
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