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Taxonomy
Family:
CAPULIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Capuloidea (Superfamily)
> Capulidae (Family)
> Trichosirius (Genus)
> octocarinatus (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Trichosirius (Trichosirius) octocarinatus Powell, 1931 accepted, alternate representation
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Taxonomy
Family:
CAPULIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Capuloidea (Superfamily)
> Capulidae (Family)
> Trichosirius (Genus)
> octocarinatus (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Trichosirius (Trichosirius) octocarinatus Powell, 1931 accepted, alternate representation
Details: Trichosirius octocarinatus Powell, 1931
Size/Grows to:
Height 6.5mm, Width 4.3mm
Distribution:
South-western North Island, eastern and south-western South Island, Stewart, Snares, Auckland, Campbell and Bounty Islands, and Pukaki Rise. 0-550 metres
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.147)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1931 Descriptions of some new species of recent Mollusca, mainly from the sub-Antarctic islands of New Zealand, Records of the Canterbury Museum, 3 (p.376) 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