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Taxonomy
Family:
RISSOINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Rissooidea (Superfamily)
> Rissoinidae (Family)
> Rissoina (Genus)
> aupouria (Species)
Images: Rissoina aupouria Powell, 1937
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Taxonomy
Family:
RISSOINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Rissooidea (Superfamily)
> Rissoinidae (Family)
> Rissoina (Genus)
> aupouria (Species)
Details: Rissoina aupouria Powell, 1937
Size/Grows to:
Height 8.5mm, Width 3.5mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands, from 260m
Type Data:
  • 90 metres, off Three Kings Islands, NZ, (holotype)
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.106)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1937 New Species of Marine Mollusca from New Zealand, Discovery Reports, 15 (p.201) 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