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Taxonomy
Family:
LIRONOBIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Rissooidea (Superfamily)
> Lironobidae (Family)
> Merelina (Genus)
> tricarinata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Merelina (Mereliniopsis) Ponder, 1967
=Merelina (Promerelina) Powell, 1926
=Mereliniopsis Ponder, 1967
=Promerelina Powell, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Promerelina tricarinata Powell, 1937
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Taxonomy
Family:
LIRONOBIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Rissooidea (Superfamily)
> Lironobidae (Family)
> Merelina (Genus)
> tricarinata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Merelina (Mereliniopsis) Ponder, 1967
=Merelina (Promerelina) Powell, 1926
=Mereliniopsis Ponder, 1967
=Promerelina Powell, 1926
Synonymised Names:
=Promerelina tricarinata Powell, 1937
Details: Merelina tricarinata (Powell, 1937)
Size/Grows to:
Height 1.4mm, Width 0.8mm
Distribution:
Middlesex and King Banks, Three Kings Islands, and off White Island (subfossil)
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.110)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1937 New Species of Marine Mollusca from New Zealand, Discovery Reports, 15 (p.195) 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