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Taxonomy
Family:
ANABATHRIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Anabathridae (Family)
> Pisinna (Genus)
> semisulcata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Estea Iredale, 1915
=Estea (Microestea) Ponder, 1965
=Feldestea Iredale, 1955
=Hagenmulleria Bourguignat, 1881
=Microestea Ponder, 1965
=Nodulestea Iredale, 1955
=Pisanna Monterosato, 1878 (misspelling)
Synonymised Names:
=Estea semisulcata (Hutton, 1885)
=Rissoa semisulcata Hutton, 1885
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Taxonomy
Family:
ANABATHRIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Anabathridae (Family)
> Pisinna (Genus)
> semisulcata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Estea Iredale, 1915
=Estea (Microestea) Ponder, 1965
=Feldestea Iredale, 1955
=Hagenmulleria Bourguignat, 1881
=Microestea Ponder, 1965
=Nodulestea Iredale, 1955
=Pisanna Monterosato, 1878 (misspelling)
Synonymised Names:
=Estea semisulcata (Hutton, 1885)
=Rissoa semisulcata Hutton, 1885
Details: Pisinna semisulcata (Hutton, 1885)
Size/Grows to:
Height 3.7mm, Width 1.7mm
Distribution:
North east of North Island
Geographical Range:
AR.Fo.
Notes:
Marine, Recent, Fossil, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.103)
  • Hutton, F.W. 1885 Descriptions of new Tertiary shells. Part 1, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 17 (p.321) Original Description

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Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil