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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
VELUTINIDAE: LAMELLARIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
> Velutinidae (Family)
> Lamellariinae (Subfamily)
> Variolipallium (Genus)
> cerebroides (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Lamellaria cerebroides Hutton, 1882
Images: Variolipallium cerebroides (Hutton, 1883)
Off Oamaru in 100 metres, Northern Otago. 22mm
Living in 3-5 metres of water, off Harington Point, Otago, NZ. 40-50mm (animal). Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©chicky67
3 metres, Otago Harbour, NZ. 23mm
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
VELUTINIDAE: LAMELLARIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
> Velutinidae (Family)
> Lamellariinae (Subfamily)
> Variolipallium (Genus)
> cerebroides (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Lamellaria cerebroides Hutton, 1882
Details: Variolipallium cerebroides (Hutton, 1883)
Size/Grows to:
Width 32mm
Distribution:
South-western North Island as far north as Titahi Bay, and South, Stewart, Snares, Auckland and Chatham Islands. More common in south
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.150)
  • Hutton, F.W. 1882 Notes on some branchiate Gastropoda, New Zealand Journal of Science, 1(5) (p.233) 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