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Taxonomy
Family:
VERMETIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vermetoidea (Superfamily)
> Vermetidae (Family)
> Thylacodes (Genus)
> zelandicus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Aletes Carpenter, 1857
=Cladopoda Gray, 1850
=Serpulorbis Sasso, 1827
=Serpulus (Tetranemia) Mörch, 1859
=Tetranemia Mörch, 1859
=Tulaxoda Blainville, 1828
=Tulaxodus Guettard, 1770
Synonymised Names:
=Serpulorbis zelandicus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
=Vermetus zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
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Taxonomy
Family:
VERMETIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Vermetoidea (Superfamily)
> Vermetidae (Family)
> Thylacodes (Genus)
> zelandicus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Aletes Carpenter, 1857
=Cladopoda Gray, 1850
=Serpulorbis Sasso, 1827
=Serpulus (Tetranemia) Mörch, 1859
=Tetranemia Mörch, 1859
=Tulaxoda Blainville, 1828
=Tulaxodus Guettard, 1770
Synonymised Names:
=Serpulorbis zelandicus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
=Vermetus zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Details: Thylacodes zelandicus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Size/Grows to:
Diameter 10mm
Distribution:
North and South Islands, often on Atrina shells
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.128)

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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