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Taxonomy
Family:
CARINARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Pterotracheoidea (Superfamily)
> Carinariidae (Family)
> Cardiapoda (Genus)
> placenta (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Cardiapoda acuta Tesch, 1906
=Cardiapoda sublaevis Tesch, 1906
=Cardiapoda trachydermon Tesch, 1906
=Pterotrachea placenta Lesson, 1830
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Taxonomy
Family:
CARINARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Pterotracheoidea (Superfamily)
> Carinariidae (Family)
> Cardiapoda (Genus)
> placenta (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Cardiapoda acuta Tesch, 1906
=Cardiapoda sublaevis Tesch, 1906
=Cardiapoda trachydermon Tesch, 1906
=Pterotrachea placenta Lesson, 1830
Details: Cardiapoda placenta (Lesson, 1830)
Size/Grows to:
Animal 50mm
Distribution:
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, pelagic. Off Cape Brett, Northland
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.153)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1976 On the considerable influx of warm water molluscs that have invaded northern New Zealand waters within recent years, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 13 (p.146)

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