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Taxonomy
Family:
ELACHISINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Elachisinidae (Family)
> Elachisina (Genus)
> iredalei (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Laevilitorina iredalei Brookes, 1926
=Ovirissoa iredalei (Brookes, 1926)
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Taxonomy
Family:
ELACHISINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Truncatelloidea (Superfamily)
> Elachisinidae (Family)
> Elachisina (Genus)
> iredalei (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Laevilitorina iredalei Brookes, 1926
=Ovirissoa iredalei (Brookes, 1926)
Details: Elachisina iredalei (Brookes, 1926)
Size/Grows to:
Height 2.0mm, Width 1.5mm
Distribution:
Northland
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.113)
  • Brookes, A.E. 1926 New species of recent Mollusca, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 56 (p.589) 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