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Taxonomy
Family:
RISSOIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Rissooidea (Superfamily)
> Rissoidae (Family)
> Rissoa (Genus)
> cylindrella (Species)
Images: Rissoa cylindrella Odhner, 1924
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Taxonomy
Family:
RISSOIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Rissooidea (Superfamily)
> Rissoidae (Family)
> Rissoa (Genus)
> cylindrella (Species)
Details: Rissoa cylindrella Odhner, 1924
Size/Grows to:
Height 2.5mm, Width 1.1mm
Distribution:
King Bank, Three Kings Islands and northern tip of North Island
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.114)
  • Odhner, N.H. 1924 Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914–1916. XIX. New Zealand Mollusca, Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjobenhavn, 77 (p.22) 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