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Taxonomy
Family:
RISSOINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Rissooidea (Superfamily)
> Rissoinidae (Family)
> Rissoina (Genus)
> manawatawhia (Species)
Images: Rissoina manawatawhia 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)
> manawatawhia (Species)
Details: Rissoina manawatawhia Powell, 1937
Size/Grows to:
Height 3.7mm, Width 1.4mm
Distribution:
Middlesex and King Banks, Three Kings Islands, and off Cape Reinga, from 30-805m
Type Data:
  • 90 metres, off Three Kings Islands, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Morley, M.S. Oct/1996 Rissoina manawatawhia Powell, 1937 (Rissoidae: Rissoininae): extension of range and egg capsule., Poirieria, 19 (p.20)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.107)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1937 New Species of Marine Mollusca from New Zealand, Discovery Reports, 15 (p.202) 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