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Family: Subfamily:
CERITHIIDAE: BITTIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
> Cerithiidae (Family)
> Bittiinae (Subfamily)
> Zebittium (Genus)
> editum (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Bittium Gray, 1847
Images: Zebittium editum Powell, 1930
Holotype, collected in 110 metres, west of Poor Knights Islands, Northland, NZ (MA70868). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CERITHIIDAE: BITTIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
> Cerithiidae (Family)
> Bittiinae (Subfamily)
> Zebittium (Genus)
> editum (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Bittium Gray, 1847
Details: Zebittium editum Powell, 1930
Size/Grows to:
Height 6mm, Width 2mm
Distribution:
Middlesex and King Banks, Three Kings Islands, NW of Cape Reinga, and north-eastern North Island as far south as White Island, from 14-805m
Type Data:
  • 110 metres, W of Poor Knights Islands, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.132)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1930 New species of New Zealand Mollusca from shallow-water Dredgings, Part 1, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 60 (p.541) 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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