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Taxonomy
Family:
VANIKORIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vanikoioidea (Superfamily)
> Vanikoridae (Family)
> Nilsia (Genus)
> cuvieriana (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Fossarus conicus Odhner, 1924
=Nilsia conica (Odhner, 1924)
=Rissoina (Eatoniella) cuvieriana Suter, 1908
=Rissoina cuvieriana Suter, 1908
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Taxonomy
Family:
VANIKORIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vanikoioidea (Superfamily)
> Vanikoridae (Family)
> Nilsia (Genus)
> cuvieriana (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Fossarus conicus Odhner, 1924
=Nilsia conica (Odhner, 1924)
=Rissoina (Eatoniella) cuvieriana Suter, 1908
=Rissoina cuvieriana Suter, 1908
Details: Nilsia cuvieriana (Suter, 1908)
Size/Grows to:
Height 6mm, Width 3.5mm
Distribution:
Middlesex Bank, Three Kings Islands, north-eastern and south-western North Island, Cook Strait and Mernoo Bank
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.144)
  • Suter, H. 1908 Result of dredging for Mollusca near Cuvier Island, with descriptions of new species., Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 40 (p.345) Original Description

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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